Friday’s openings: Lots to choose from - even James Franco

What with seven movies opening on Friday, you're bound to find something you like. For once. Friday's openings are as follows:

"Monkey Kingdom": A Disney nature documentary follows the daily life of a toque macaque monkey female and her young son. Narrated by Tina Fey, but that doesn't make it a comedy.

"Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2": More of Kevin James as a dimwitted mall security guard. Maybe Tina Fey should have narrated. 

"Unfriended": A group of online friends gets haunted by someone, or something, using the account of their dead buddy. #thatsux.

"Child 44": An investigator in Stalin's Soviet Union goes after a child-killer. Wonder if he heads for Gorky Park?

"While We're Young": Noah Baumbach's latest study of contemporary life involves a middle-age couple (Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts) who befriend a couple of 20-somethings (Adam Driver, Amanda Seyfried). #lovethatfedora.

"True Story": Jonah Hill and James Franco play characters based on real people, Hill a fired New York Times Magazine writer, Franco the convicted murderer who befriended him. What, Seth Rogen wasn't available?

And at the Magic Lantern:

"About Elly": A group of Iranians gather for a weekend outing and have to deal with a series of unexpected, and unpleasant, surprises. #nonotdrones.

What a lineup, eh? Go and see a movie. And enjoy.