Five diverse films to check out this weekend

Time to play "action flick vs. French romance" chicken with your significant other.

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Last week, we couldn't even come up with a single film worth watching. But, it's a new weekend and a new world when it comes to mainstream flicks and indie thinkers. The Governator kept his promise (to "be back"), further living out his Reagan Dreams in a western, and Ken Burns will make you glad you've never been chosen as the topic of a Ken Burns documentary. This weekend in film has love, guns, and even a few spooky chills.

Amour -- Emmanuelle Riva and Jean-Louis Trintignant excel in Michael Haneke’s drama of death and love.

The Last Stand -- Arnold Schwarzenegger is back in fine form in an updated Western from Korean director Kim Jee-woon.

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Ken Burns' most upsetting and divisive topic since ... baseball.

Mama -- It’s not high art, but this emotional horror tale is the most moving, chilling ghost story since Insidious.

The Central Park Five -- Ken Burns and company delve into the rape-beating case of the Central Park jogger and the conviction and later exoneration of five teens for the crime, but leave vital questions unanswered.

Zero Dark Thirty -- Jessica Chastain stars in this relentless and meticulous thriller about the decade-long hunt for Osama bin Laden.