‘Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs’
PG 1:34
The last ice age ended about 12,000 years ago, so woolly mammoths were more likely to meet Fred Flintstone than tangle with a Tyrannosaurus rex. Nonetheless, a franchise in need of new blood has turned to some old predators. With this third installment, a saga that started as a mix of slapstick and familial longing has devolved into something silly and faked. By Joe Williams

‘Orphan’
R 2:03
A married couple (Vera Farmiga and Peter Saarsgard) adopt Esther (Isabelle Fuhrman), an articulate and polite 9-year-old who winds up inflicting hell on the family. Despite some cheesy scares and a big twist, there are worse options than letting “Orphan” in the door. By Kevin C. Johnson

‘Whatever Works’
½ PG-13 1:32
Larry David stars in Woody Allen’s latest comedy, set in New York, about a man who leaves his happy marriage and takes in a teen dreamer from Mississippi (Evan Rachel Wood) who needs a place to sleep. After five years abroad, Allen seems to have lost the feel for his hometown, and the laughs are forced. By Joe Williams

‘The Shield,’ the complete series

One of the great cop dramas in TV history weighs in with a massive box set: all 88 episodes on 28 discs, totaling almost 70 hours. Extras include a new DVD featurette, a collectible bound book and a letter from creator Shawn Ryan. At a list price of just $159.95 (widely discounted to much closer to $100), “The Shield” set is a steal. By Gail Pennington