A Real Wonder

Terrence Malick, the director with whom the word “elegiac” is most often associated, made To The Wonder in 2013. When the trailers for it came out, it looked a lot like his much-celebrated Tree of Life from 2011. I mean it looked exactly the same — same languid, mobile shots, same prominent usage of water and wind, same tender caresses and breathy, dreamlike voiceovers. Tree of Life was incredible; To the Wonder was critically regarded as less so, but Kurtiss Hare, a film writer based in Akron, called it the best movie of 2013. He’ll introduce the film before its screenings at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque tonight at 6:45 and Saturday at 9:45 p.m. Tickets are $9. (Allard)