Coming to Theaters Near You: 'Deadpool,' 'How to Be Single,' 'Zoolander No. 2,' and More

By Beau Behan, Film Critic:

Are you planning on going to the movies this weekend? Here are this week’s new releases:

“Deadpool”

“Glassland”

“How to Be Single”

“Where to Invade Next”

“Zoolander No. 2”

And here’s what they’re all about.

“Deadpool” (Nationwide, Feb. 12)

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R, 108 min, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Director: Tim Miller

Writers: Rob Liefeld, Fabian Nicieza

Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller

Based upon Marvel Comics’ most unconventional anti-hero, “Deadpool” tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life. – FOX

“Glassland” (Limited, Feb. 12)

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Unrated, 93 min, Drama

Director: Gerard Barrett

Writer: Gerard Barrett

Stars: Will Poulter, Jack Reynor, Toni Collette

In in a desperate bid to save his mother from addiction and unite his broken family, a young taxi driver on the fringes of the criminal underworld is forced to take a job which will see him pushed further into its underbelly. But will John be prepared to act when the time comes knowing that whatever he decides to do, his and his family’s lives will be changed forever? – Element Pictures

“How to Be Single” (Nationwide, Feb. 12)

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R, 110 min, Comedy, Romance

Director: Christian Ditter

Writers: Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein

Stars: Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson, Leslie Mann, Alison Brie

There’s a right way to be single, a wrong way to be single, and then…there’s Alice. And Robin. Lucy. Meg. Tom. David. New York City is full of lonely hearts seeking the right match, be it a love connection, a hook-up, or something in the middle. And somewhere between the teasing texts and one-night stands, what these un-marrieds all have in common is the need to learn how to be single in a world filled with ever-evolving definitions of love. Sleeping around in the city that never sleeps was never so much fun. – Warner Bros.

“Where to Invade Next” (Limited, Feb. 12)

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R, 119 min, Documentary

Director: Michael Moore

Writer: Michael Moore

Stars: Michael Moore, Krista Kiuru, Tim Walker

This is an expansive, rib-tickling, and subversive comedy in which Moore, playing the role of “invader,” visits a host of nations to learn how the U.S. could improve its own prospects. The creator of Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine is back with this hilarious and eye-opening call to arms. Turns out the solutions to America’s most entrenched problems already existed in the world - they’re just waiting to be co-opted. – Dog Eat Dog Films

“Zoolander No. 2” (Nationwide, Feb. 12)

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PG-13, 102 min, Comedy

Director: Ben Stiller

Writers: Justin Theroux, Ben Stiller,

Stars: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Penelope Cruz

Derek and Hansel are modeling again when an opposing company attempts to take them out from the business. – Paramount Pictures

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