The following are capsule reviews of movies recently reviewed by the Office for Film & Broadcasting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Coraline (Focus)
Entrancing, though eerie, 3-D animated cautionary tale in which a bored girl (voice of Dakota Fanning) discovers an alternate world inhabited by more accommodating versions of her parents but finds herself imperiled when the doubles reveal sinister plans for her. Writer-director Henry Selick's vibrantly colorful stop-motion adaptation of Neil Gaiman's best-selling, award-winning 2002 young adult novel sees its heroine overcoming selfishness, learning to appreciate her blessings and drawing closer to family and friends. Brief partial nudity, frightening images and a few mildly bawdy lyrics. (A-II, PG)

He's Just Not That Into You (Warner Bros.)
A gaggle of Baltimore yuppies portrayed by Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Connelly, Kevin Connolly, Bradley Cooper, Ginnifer Goodwin, Scarlett Johansson and Justin Long is schooled in the rules allegedly governing modern-day romance in this glossy ensemble comedy-drama. Director Ken Kwapis bathes his cast in a pleasing golden light but the stilted material, taken from a book penned by two "Sex and the City" writers, is too often unflattering. While traditional values are affirmed eventually, the characters regularly act in morally dubious ways that are contrary to their better natures. Frequent sexual references, some nonexplicit sexual encounters, including the adulterous and out-of-wedlock variety, a story line centered on cohabitation, frequent crude language, an instance of rough language, and a few scatological references. (L, PG-13)

The Pink Panther 2 (MGM-Columbia)
Modestly amusing sequel in which bumbling, but ultimately brilliant Inspector Clouseau (Steve Martin) joins an international dream team of detectives (Alfred Molina, Andy Garcia, Yuki Matsuzaki and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan) to solve the theft of various national treasures, a pursuit aided by his loyal assistant (Jean Reno) and his secretly beloved secretary (Emily Mortimer). Despite a lavishly talented cast, which also includes John Cleese and Lily Tomlin, director Harald Zwart's addition to the decades-old franchise has little more to offer than some effectively chaotic slapstick, though the humor in comic scenes featuring a kindly fictional pope is at Clouseau's expense, not the church's. An implied premarital encounter and some sexual and mildly irreverent humor. (A-III, PG)

Push (Summit)
Dreary action adventure tale about a telekinetic American (Chris Evans) living in Hong Kong who teams with his similarly paranormal ex-girlfriend (Camilla Belle) and a tough-talking psychic 13-year-old girl (Dakota Fanning) to thwart the mind-controlling agent (Djimon Hounsou) of a secret and sinister government department. Director Paul McGuigan's wearingly overcomplicated film traces its main character's transformation from loner to protector, but otherwise meanders from one armed confrontation to the next. Considerable action violence, implied premarital sexual activity, underage drinking, at least one use of the F-word, half a dozen crude terms and a couple of uses of profanity. (A-III, PG -13)

Two Lovers (Magnolia)
Downbeat but well-acted domestic drama set in the Brighton Beach neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., about the depressed son (an especially fine Joaquin Phoenix) of Jewish dry cleaners torn between his emotionally troubled new gentile neighbor who considers him a friend, and the stable young Jewish woman who loves him. Directed with low-key naturalism by James Gray, the familiar triangular tale scores for characterization and mood, and the characters are, on the whole, presented with compassion and sensitivity. An adulterous affair, suicide attempt, two brief nonmarital sexual encounters without nudity, unwed pregnancy, brief upper female nudity, drug references, several uses of the F-word as an expletive and brief profanity. (L, R)

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USCCB Office for Film & Broadcasting classifications: A-I --- general patronage; A-II --- adults and adolescents; A-III --- adults; L --- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling; O --- morally offensive.