Freeze Frame: "Roofman" (R), "A House of Dynamite" (R), "Shell" (R)

Freeze Frame

Talk about product placement! The bizarre true story of a kind-hearted criminal gets the big screen treatment in "Roofman." In this entertaining comic drama, Channing Tatum stars as a clever thief who robbed dozens of McDonalds by entering the restaurants through the roof, was sent to prison, escaped, and then holed up for months in a Toys 'R' Us. Kirsten Dunst plays his clueless love interest. “Roofman” was directed by Derek Cianfrance, best known for the dark dramas “Blue Valentine” and “The Place Beyond the Pines.” Here, he takes a much lighter approach. Funny and often touching, "Roofman" is a surprisingly effective crowd-pleaser. The white-knuckle thriller "A House of Dynamite" is in theaters today and will appear on Netflix on October 24th. It explores what would happen if an unknown entity launched a nuclear missile at the US. Under the sure-handed direction of Oscar-winner Kathryn Bigelow, it's a taut and realistic nightmare that effectively shows the chaos such an event would cause. It strives for authenticity, but having well-known actors in the cast is a bit of a distraction in “The House of Dynamite,” and the multiple, intersecting storylines muddy what is otherwise a sharp, well-constructed nail-biter. A terrific cast led by Elisabeth Moss and Kate Hudson can't quite save the derivative tongue-in-cheek horror-thriller "Shell," now available on multiple pay-per-view outlets. "Shell" owes a bit too much to last year's similar body horror entry, "The Substance." A struggling actress tries a mysterious and shady new scientific method for beauty and youth, but guess what, there are...complications. "Shell" is trying to be a black comedy, but the humor seldom lands.