City of Men, out last week
, is a sort of spiritual sequel to City of God, the 2002 import directed by Fernando Meirelles. He merely produces here, and the movie suffers a little for it. Still, it's hard to complain about a film that uses God's setting (Rio's slums) and many of the same actors to tell a totally new story. Or rather, a new variation on that old tale of the city's gangland warfare—which, sadly, still feels fresh.

And in case you missed it, Will Ferrell has a new basketball flick out, too.
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