“Priest” begins with a chunk of nicely animated exposition, explaining the back-story in very visual terms, thusly saving audiences from having to digest dry monologues or clichéd narration. However that’s about the only genuinely clever thing it does for the entirety of its concise 87 minute runtime.

The cast are phenomenal, battling unremarkable writing and emerging victorious. Saoirse Ronan brings both an irresistible innocence and frightening ferocity to the title role, the delicate actress injecting the part with a radically impressive helping of physicality.

“Thor” feels more like an obligation than a work of passion, a blockbuster fashioned to help support Marvel’s forthcoming “Avengers” flick, as opposed to enthralling on its own terms.

A sturdy sophomore effort, “Source Code” suffers from a few minor missteps, but generally holds up as an entertaining and soulful blast of imaginative cinema.

The soundtrack is uneven, the song selection never able to give the production anything more than a surface level adrenaline rush. Being a Zack Snyder film, “Sucker Punch” is of course visually flawless, both the cinematography and CGI reaching a pretty dazzling standard.

“Limitless” doesn’t have much to say on the perils of addiction, yet for at least 50% of its runtime the picture operates as a phenomenally slick thriller. It certainly detonates before its finale, but on the basis of several impressive ingredients, “Limitless” isn’t a total bust.

“Battle: Los Angeles” is essentially more akin to a videogame than a theatrically released motion picture.

“The Adjustment Bureau” marks the directorial debut of George Nolfi, the screenwriter behind 2004’s excruciating “Ocean’s 12” and 2007’s impressive “The Bourne Ultimatum”. Nolfi proves terrifically adept from the vantage point of his director’s chair, combining a tremendously attractive visual aesthetic with a buoyant central storyline.

“Rango” isn’t necessarily a great film for kids, but mature audiences are bound to love it. Screenwriter John Logan clearly penned “Rango” as a love letter to the spaghetti western, stocking it with cute genre references and even surreal dream sequences.

A thriller of epically ridiculous proportions, “Drive Angry 3D” is pure schlock from start to finish.