A book-reporty look at the inventor of the sitcom

'Mrs. Goldberg"

Aviva Kempner's documentary "Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg" is a journalistically sound, but conventional, book-reporty look at the amazing accomplishments of Gertrude Berg, whose long-running radio and TV show "The Goldbergs" invented the modern-day sitcom and gave Berg (writer, producer and star) the very first Emmy for best actress. A routine doc with a standard mix of talking heads and archival footage. Not rated. 92 minutes.

At the River East 21 in Chicago and the Renaissance Place in Highland Park.

'Shrink'

Dramas about psychiatrists tend to bore and annoy me, and Jonas Pate's "Shrink" reminds me why. Kevin Spacey expends a lot of charisma as Dr. Carter, a burnout shrink who chain-smokes weed and drinks his way through a parade of Hollywood types (Robin Williams, Robert Loggia, Saffron Burrows and others), unsympathetic characters in a disjointed story where nobody connects with each other or us. Rated R for drug use, language, sexual references. 104 minutes. . 1/2

At the Century Centre, Chicago.

Harry comes to town

Musician and actor Harry Belafonte comes to Chicago for a Q & A after the screening of his 1959 film noir classic "Odds Against Tomorrow." It's part of a weeklong festival of the best film noir, including "Double Indemnity," "Framed," "The Lady from Shanghai," and the Chicago-set "Call Northside 777." Belafonte admission is $15. Go to musicboxtheatre.com.

7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Music Box Theatre, Chicago.