‘Bad Grandpa,’ ‘The Fifth Estate,’ ‘Cloudy’ sequel, ‘Rush’

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Theres one Oscar nominee in this weeks bunch, and its ... Bad Grandpa! Check it out, for makeup and hairstyling.

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The Fifth Estate (R): A friendship turned sour is at the core of this ripped-from-the-headlines saga of WikiLeaks, the whistle-blower website founded by Julian Assange. Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Assange and Daniel Brhl as a network-security specialist he meets at a hackers conference.

Last Vegas (PG-13): A quartet of grade-school pals (Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline) reunite, 58 years later, in Sin City.

Bad Grandpa (R): The title character (Johnny Knoxville) and an 8-year-old (Jackson Nicoll) go off on a bad-grandparenting trek in this semi-scripted Jackass outing built around elaborately staged pranks played on the unsuspecting.

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (PG): The animated sequel churns out a villain and Taco-diles, Shrimpanzees and Fla-mangoes. The voice cast includes Bill Hader, Will Forte, Anna Faris and James Caan.

Metallica Through the Never (R): Its part live concert of the heavy-metal kings and part fantasy, about a roadie sent out on a mysterious assignment.

Rush (R): Daniel Brhl and Chris Hemsworth rev up the high-octane action as Formula One race-car rivals Niki Lauda and James Hunt. Ron Howard directed.

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