Director Ang Lee (L) and actor Suraj Sharma attend the Special Screening for 20th Century Fox and Fox 2000′s “Life Of Pi” at the Zanuck Theater, 20th Century Fox Lot on November 16, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Two of the BEST movies of the year are in theaters this week, including Ang Lee’s “The Life of Pi.” This one is based on the book by Yann Martel and is being compared to “Avatar” due to the ground-breaking computer graphics.

Also out is “Silver Linings Playbook,” starring Bradley Cooper. He plays a man struggling with Bipolar Disorder when he meets a kindred spirit, played by Jennifer Lawrence. If you’re counting, he is 15 years older than she is but Angelina Jolie backed out of the role at the last minute.

If you would like to, watch the trailers below but first hear what KRLD Film Critic Julie Fisk has to say about “The Life of Pi” and “Silver Linings Playbook.”

PLAY: Julie Fisk at the movies

TRAILER – The Life of Pi

TRAILER – Silver Linings Playbook

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