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Capsule Options is a weekly column intended to provide reviews of nearly every new indie release. Reviews are written by Indiewire critic Eric Kohn and other contributors where noted. Reviews This Week: "Cartas a Elena" "Double Trouble" "For the Love of Money" "Lola Versus" "The Oregonion" "Paul Williams: Still Alive" "Peace, Love & Misunderstanding" "Safety Not Guaranteed" "Cartas a Elena" When his godmother dies, young Emilio (Jose Eduardo) goes to live with postman Teo (Jorge Galvan), taking up his duties of not just delivering mail but reading letters from children who've made it to El Norte. In an effort to cheer the villagers up, he changes all depressingnews ("things are very bad here") to cheerful reports of marriages made, jobs secured and trucks bought, stoking the wrath of nasty old Soto (Jaime Jimenez...

I apologize for the delay in this week's MPAA ratings bulletin. It completely slipped my mind earlier this week, but what's a few days when it comes to learning the MPAA rating for The Amazing Spider-Man and Ice Age: Continental Drift? By the way, speaking of Ice Age, did you hear a 3-D "The Simpsons" short film is going to play in front of Ice Age featuring Maggie's first starring role in "The Longest Daycare"? I added the brief teaser for the short that played during Sunday's season finale of "The Simpsons" to the bottom of this post, but before that... Here are the latest MPAA ratings from Bulletin #2224. The Amazing Spider-Man Rated PG-13 For sequences of action and violence. Release Date: July 3, 2012 Any Last Words? Rated PG-13 For some western violence. Barricade Rated PG-13 For terror and disturbing images. Brake Rated R For mental torture/terror, and language throughout.