Invictus

The inevitable casting of the great Morgan Freeman as the great Nelson Mandela results in a film that's hard to criticize.

I was enjoying the whole thing so much I forgot to try.

The Princess and the Frog

It's been yeeeaaars, but finally Disney's made another traditionally-animated film, & I'm glad they're back.

Lots of laughs, lots of fun-- my only complaint is the use of Randy Newman for the music (almost always the worst part of a Pixar film).

The Road

Like a zombie movie without zombies (mostly, except a little, sorta), nor any sense of joy.

Makes a PERFECT companion film to "Precious," in that both are relentlessly depressing, with only the thinnest possible veneer of hope at the long-awaited end.

Me and Orson Welles

If you've ever wanted to say, "Zac Ephron plays Me in the movie," I guess this is your chance.

That aside, we've got quite a funny movie here overall, and a possibly award-worthy performance by Christian McKay as Orson Welles.

The Blind Side

The can-this-poor-child-be saved genre meets the football film, and the marriage of the two somehow manages to be quite amusing.

This film is also quite unusual in two ways: it's both the rare watchable Sandra Bullock film, and the even rarer case of the real people inspiring a movie being (mostly) better-looking than the actors portraying them!

Precious

If you're contemplating seeing this film, it helps to know that "Precious" is the main character's name, and not an adjective describing the movie itself.

If the latter were the case, the proper title would be "Depressing."

Pirate Radio

The visuals do a great job keeping up with the frenetic music, and there's a lot of fun to be had--but after things start to go under, the recovery is not quite a full one.

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Either way, I'd call the soundtrack album a must.