Kung Fu Panda 2 might just be a filler for its planned six-movie sequence, but the animation more than makes up for it.

The Hangover II recycles laughs and plot devices in equal measure.

Thurston Moore
Demolished Thoughts
Matador Records

Fervent garage god and Sonic Youth founder Thurston Moore gives us a glimpse of his softer side on Demolished Thoughts — his first solo album in four years. Produced by alt-rock icon Beck, the album chronicles Moore’s transition into sweeping acoustic instrumentation — delivering just enough attitude for hardcore Sonic Youth fans, with plenty of thoughtful delicacy for the decidedly folk-minded.

Woody Allen brings his fast-talking neurosis to the city of lights.

The fourth installment of the “Pirates” series gets stuck in cold water.

Quirky used to be so easy. Clever genre- bending or unorthodoxy was once enough to sate the indie masses, but now, a thou- sand and one DIY Gondry rip-offs and glockenspiel-laden pop “gems” later, it’s difficult to distinguish classifications like “surrealist comedy” from vibrant, rambling self-indul- gence.

La Jolla Playhouse caps its season with a puzzling but charming adaptation of 2006 indie darling “Little Miss Sunshine”