Side Effects (2013)

Side Effects (2013) Crime | Drama | Thriller A woman turns to prescription medication as a way of handling her anxiety concerning her husband's upcoming release from prison. Director:  Steven Soderbergh Stars:  Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum, Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones

THE BUZZ: Originally pitched as a "thriller set in the world of pharmacology," the updated premise sounds a bit like an edgy Nicholas Sparks novel written expressly for Rooney Mara and Channing Tatum. But really it's Tatum's third film with Steven Soderbergh - and quite possibly the director's last feature before exploring his TV options. Soderbergh's remarks on trying to make narratively rich box-office hits makes me feel he could have 1) bailed from studio moviemaking after Haywire; 2) taught a summer session at a deserving film school; and 3) pitched AMC for an early 2013 program.