Russell Crowe floors it in road rage movie 'Unhinged'

Russell Crowe’s “Unhinged” puts road rage at the center of a thriller that escalates into a series of violent encounters. Crowe plays a furious man who terrifies Caren Pistorius’ character, a young mother, after she honks at him when he fails to move after a traffic light turns green. The script ties the situation to earlier crimes, including the murder of his ex-wife and her husband and the burning of their house. The film is being shown in theaters only and is one of two new releases opening this week, alongside the teen drama “Words on Bathroom Walls,” at venues including Boston Common and Showplace ICON. It also notes the return of reopened cinemas that have mostly screened streaming titles.