By Rob Fagin
CHICK FLICKS
L to R: Shailine Woodley & Theo James in Insurgent
N
ow that awards season is officially
over and the frenzy to see nominated films before the Oscars has died
down, we move into spring with some varied new releases. In the first weekend of
March you'll have a choice between Chappie
(from Neil Blomkamp, soon to direct Alien
5), whose hand-held, cinéma vérité brand of
sci-fi and commentary on socio-economic/race inequality - as seen in District 9 and
Elysium - is starting to feel a bit redundant;
Ken Scott's guy-comedy Unfinished Business
(featuring Vince Vaughan, Dave Franco
and the great Tom Wilkinson), and The
Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, the ensem-
ble dramedy sequel from British director
John Madden. Two testosterone flicks and
a Viagra pill? March is