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Aside from “Endless Love” opening Feb. 14, movie releases on the horizon tackle serious subject matter. “Kids for Cash” is about a juvenile court judge in Pennsylvania who was getting paid to send kids to a private juvenile detention center.
The “Twilight” series has passed into eternal midnight, but the Valentine’s Day opening of “Beautiful Creatures” births a new afterlife in paranormal YA romance. Yet, this is no Valentine if anemic teen movies leave you dying for something better.
What was it like to lose your virginity? Kimberley A. Johnson and Ann Werner asked 72 people this question in their book “The Virgin Diaries.” In this excerpt, a 77-year-old recalls how things were different for women back then.
A new, not-for-Valentine’s Day book offers another tired warning about the anti-erotic effects of ambitious women. Caryl Rivers and Rosalind Barnett describe how it follows a long line of related titles and discredited ideas that just won’t go away.
For your top movie dates in February, Jennifer Merin recommends two war movies, “In Darkness” and “Return.” They’re not sweet Valentine’s Day offerings but both are cinematically rich.