Date Night Picks

Olivia Wilde directs and stars in The Invite, a sharp comedy of a marriage on thin ice that cracks wide open when the mysterious neighbors come over for dinner. With Seth Rogen, Edward Norton, and Penélope Cruz trading barbs and secrets, it is funny, flirtatious, and just dangerous enough to spark a conversation about your own relationship on the walk home. It sits at 96% on Rotten Tomatoes and 7.5 on IMDb.

If you want to fall in love all over again, let Bogart and Bergman do the heavy lifting in Casablanca, the returning classic that still defines screen romance. Michael Curtiz's tale of a cynical expat and the woman who walks back into his life is swoon and heartbreak in one glorious package, sitting at 99% on Rotten Tomatoes and 8.5 on IMDb. Screenings are sparse this week, so grab the rare chance while it is here.