White Christmas

Rent-it - A typical overly-cheerful classic Christmas story starring Bing Crosby in a Vermont cabin where the holidays are almost always blanketed in snow.

The Polar Express

Buy-it - The children's book is a better version of this Christmas story, but the animation was groundbreaking at the time, and if you want something to show off that new 3D TV when your family comes to visit these holidays this is probably the best ride.

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale

Rent-it - It is Black Christmas meets Bad Santa, a horror comedy that takes place on the eve of Christmas in northern Finland, where an 'archeological' dig has just unearthed the real Santa Claus.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Rent-it - The third in the series of National Lampoon's "vacation" films starring Chevy Chase's Griswold family may very well be the best, and is certainly one of the top 10 Christmas movies ever made.

Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

Rent-it - Miracle on 34th Street is the quintessential heart-warming Christmas story that is even more touchingly beautiful in HD.

Kisses

Rent-it - An Irish film finally getting it's much deserved worldwide theatrical release, follows two kids who run away from home on Christmas and spend a night of "magic and terror" in the streets of Dublin (though I must admit, it's right up my "alley" - Irish, Christmas, magic, terror - not much more I could ask for).

It's a Wonderful Life

Buy-it - This classic holiday film is my mom's all-time favorite, and one of the only movies you can (and maybe already do) watch every year come Christmas time.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Rent-it - The animated version of the Grinch is the better of the two (the other being Jim Carrey's live-action version) and is a annual must watch come the holiday season.

Four Christmases

Skip-it - Not even Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn can sweeten this sour holiday comedy about an happily unmarried couple (not be confused with unhappily married couple) who desperately try to avoid spending Christmas with their families.

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Skip-it - The perfect casting of Jim Carrey as the Grinch is the only "rentable" part of this film - but the visuals are rather stunning in HD.

Christmas Tale

Rent-it - A foreign film about an interesting and maddening French family during the holidays.

A Charlie Brown Christmas

Rent-it - Another classic Christmas film that you could catch on all the major networks post-Thanksgiving, but is worth a look on Blu-ray this year.

Year One

Rent-it - I didn't think this had a shot at beating The Hangover for the best comedy of the year, but Harold Ramis strikes comic gold again as Black and Cera's dynamic pairing nearly take down the three men and little baby reeking havoc in Vegas.

Yogi Bear

Skip-it - Whether you are on team Boo-Boo (voiced by Justin Timberlake) or team Yogi (voiced by Dan Aykroyd), the only thing more terrible and disappointing than Yogi Bear in theaters right now is The Tourist (voiced by the most monotonous, boring voice imaginable).

You Again

Skip-it - Kristen Bell will never look hotter than she does standing next to Jamie Lee Curtis and Sigourney Weaver in this less-than-average, run-of-the-mill chick flick.

You Don't Know Jack

Rent-it - Al Pacino is Dr. Jack Kevorkian, the man who aided the suicide attempts of over 100 terminally ill patients, and though this film won't change your mind on euthanasia, it is eye-opening nonetheless.

Youth in Revolt

Rent-it – Michael Cera's expected style and humor are transformed when his own character in the film takes on a "cooler" Holden Caufield-ish alter-ego to impress a girl named Sheeni who is the "object" of his desires.

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Rent-it - Besides being unable to connect with these strange creatures, this film has everything you want in a movie, including some spectacular visuals that will have you showing off your 1080p Blu-ray to all your friends and family for weeks.

500 Days of Summer

Rent-it - Rarely do you find a romantic comedy that feels like it could actually happen to you, but 500 Days of Summer plays out like every relationship you've ever had; however, managing to remain completely intriguing along the way.

41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It

Skip-it - Skip this spoof of Judd Apatow comedies about an older virgin who attempts to "score" with some help from his horny friends.

2012

Skip-it - Even visually 2012 is nothing special, with effects like the things you saw in The Day After Tomorrow and even Independence Day.

2 Fast 2 Furious

Skip-it - Too terrible.

17 Again

Rent-it - The story has been done a hundred times before but never this well, and never this funny.

127 Hours

Rent-it - James Franco is the infamous outdoorsman Aron Ralston who famously got trapped under a boulder while on one of his solo adventures - and whether or not you know the ending you will be completely moved, shocked and thrilled by the finale.

12 Rounds

Skip-it - If you are looking for an onslaught of action you've found it. Hoping for a logical, interesting plot? The WWE has better storylines.

12 Monkeys

Rent-it - If Brad Pitt and Bruce Willis in their prime don't draw you in, the mind-blowing plot twists will.

12 Men of Christmas

Skip-it - Even if you are a die-hard Kristin Chenoweth fan and put your Christmas tree up the week before Macy's decorates their stores you will still not enjoy this holiday movie.

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Rent-it - An adaptation of 12 Angry Men, this film follows a jury about to find a young boy guilty in the murder of his stepfather, a Russian military officer. However, one of the jurors votes in favor of acquittal.

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Rent-it - A jolting horror film sequel blurring the lines between theatrical release, DVD-release, and video-on-demand release, that you can rent from $10+ right now on your home TV, or go see in theaters for likely less than that (unless you live in NY).

The Fisher King

Rent-it - Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges are a perfect balance of comedy and drama in this story about redemption.

Blue Velvet

Rent-it - This strange hallucinogenic thriller is a great movie about a bad story with Dennis Hopper as a sociopath in a world of sadomasochistic violence, corruption, drug abuse, crime and perversion.

Executive Decision

Rent-it - Kurt Russell, Halle Berry, John Leguizamo, and Oliver Platt are all on board and then Steven Seagal jumps ship just as this action adventure starts getting really interesting.

Gia

Skip-it - If you don't already know why you should rent or own this drama starring Angelina Jolie as a model willing to pose nude then -- oh, wait, I think I just told you.

Life in a Day

Rent-it - As a social media savvy cinephile this documentary may be my favorite of all-time, as it depicts the lives of 80,000 people who upload videos of themselves on July 24th 2010 to make an single incredible film created entirely by us - oh, and two award winning filmmakers.

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Skip-it - This movie's cast includes Mickey Rourke, Jason Statham, and Ray Liotta but it "stars" Sam Riley and that is just the first problem with the mysterama about gambling and thieving.

The Change-Up

Skip-it - Honestly, the only reason to see this comedy where Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman switch bodies (and typecasts) is to see Olivia Wilde's nude scene with CGI nipples.

Atlas Shrugged Part I

Skip-it - This first in a proposed trilogy (please, no) is an anti-capitalist, anti-industrialist, contradictory story about America's largest remaining railroad company is a low-budget, no-talent, eye-rolling disaster.

Killing Bono

Skip-it - This rock-music caper film is a mix of "Goodfellas" and "Almost Famous" but it falls somewhere between "White Chicks" and "Batman & Robin".

Tower Heist

Skip-it - Ben Stiller should go the way fellow unfunny co-star Eddie Murphy and dissappear from Hollywood for awhile because this story about a working stiff's revenge on Wall Street is as funny as #OWS.

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

See-it - This raunchy sequel about the same two hilariously high friends plus a Neil Patrick Harris cameo will quickly find its way onto many annual must-watch holiday movie lists.

Hook

Buy-it - Steven Spielberg's version of the childhood tale of Peter Pan has been critically panned, but in my heart, and the eyes of many Millennials, Dustin Hoffman is Captain Hook, Julia Roberts is Tinkerbell, and Robin Williams will always be Peter Pan. Bangarang!

Scrooged

Rent-it - Bill Murray is Frank Cross, a modern-day Ebenezer Scroog-ish TV exec who hates the holidays. Scrooged is my second favorite version of the classic Dicken's Christmas tale (the Muppet's version is #1).

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Skip-it - This art house international drama with two parallel narratives is all cake and no icing.

Crazy, Stupid, Love

Rent-it - This typical romcom hodgepodge of a guy losing his perfect life but then bumping into her high school sweetheart is anything but typical and truly a hodgepodge of talented actors.

Cars 2

Rent-it - This is a rare summer sequel that is better than the first as Pixar's animated cars voiced by Owen Wilson and Larry The Cable Guy head overseas in a competition to be the world's fastest car.

Water for Elephants

Rent-it - Despite a completely unbelievable relationship between a stumbling-bumbling Robert Pattinson and honestly-still-looks-21-drop-dead-gorgeous Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz is his usual multi-faceted villainous self, and Water for Elephants is an emotionally engaging romantic adventure about the world's greatest circus disaster that offers an intriguing peek under the big top.

Like Crazy

See-it - Finally a romantic drama (not comedy) that is as heartbreaking and intimate as a romance should be.

Anonymous

Skip-it - Another interesting premise, and one that's been debated for ages -- who actually created the body of work credited to William Shakespeare? -- but it tries to hard to persuade and quickly forgets to entertain.

The Rum Diary

Skip-it - It's not what you'd expect from Johnny Depp in another Hunter S. Thompson film-adaptation -- and it's as boring as a film about Puerto Rican rum could possibly be.

In Time

See-it - This well-crafted premise starring a handful of good-looking "25-year-olds" delivers in every genre -- romance, mystery, suspense, fantasy, comedy, action and adventure -- and it's full of clever time-related puns too.

Puss in Boots

Skip-it - It's too bad this isn't a film about Donkey because then I could recommend it for being funny and funny alone, because it certainly isn't that or anything more than a cute cat wearing boots.

The Conversation

Rent-it - This highly-paranoid 1974 film from Francis Ford Coppola stars Gene Hackman as a very private man and sound surveillance expert who's hired to invade people's private lives by listening in on their conversations.

Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy

Buy-it - This awe-inpsiring special-effects trilogy about dinosaurs living amongst humans in the 20th century gets progressively worse with each film, but the first is so utterly stunning (especially on Blu-ray) it justifies purchasing all 3 and having a "Back to Jurassic" movie marathon.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Rent-it - Tinker Tailor is full of thrilling twists and a handful of recognizable faces (Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, and Tom Hardy) who star in this myterama about British spy during the Cold War.

Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings

Skip-it - If you can resist not watching this mindless horror movie please do -- otherwise you might actually enjoy this ridiculous fourth film.

Shaolin

Rent-it - This film about feuding warlords and Shaolin monks is more of an epic drama than an kung-fu action-adventure, but the handful of hand-to-hand fight scenes are spectacular and the big-budget cinematography is beautiful. It's no 13 Assassins though.

Attack the Block

Rent-it - If you liked Hot Fuzz or Shaun of the Dead you will love this British sci-fi spoof about a group of inner-city kids who go to war with aliens.

Winnie the Pooh

Rent-it - I'm not just saying this because my sister read every Winnie the Pooh story to me as a kid, Winnie the Pooh truly is a sweet and nostalgic family treat - it is a perfectly short family film for children (which Harry Potter is not!)

Captain America: The First Avenger

Rent-it - Marvel comics has a third great superhero film of the year with this pleasantly nostalgic, good-ole-fashioned, action adventure film starring Chris Evans as the first Avenger.

Margin Call

See-it if you can - This fictional mystery covering a 24-hour period at an investment firm during the early stages of the financial crisis of 2008 is solid and smart and full of stars (Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Zachary Quinto, and Simon Baker aka The Mentalist).

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

Rent-it - This documentary about the creator of Sesame Street's puppet Elmo is an inspiring story of creativity and persistence that would warm the heart of even the grouchiest trashcan occupant.

Martha Marcy May Marlene

Rent-it - The unknown and younger Olsen sister is brilliant in her riveting breakthrough performance as Martha Marcy May Marlene, a young woman who "successfully" flees from a cult and its charismatic leader.

Johnny English Reborn

Skip-it - Unless you are a die-hard Mr. Bean fan (which is a whole other issue) you will think this Rowan Atkinson spy comedy is painfully unfunny.

The Mighty Macs

Skip-it - I never thought I could recommend watching the WNBA but it truly is more entertaining than this formulaic Cinderella sports story about the 1971-72 Immaculata College women's basketball team.

The Three Musketeers

Skip-it - At first I was wondering if the marketers at Summit Entertainment were purposely not mentioning Orlando Bloom, Milla Jovovich, and Christoph Waltz's names in the trailer because they were no longer box office attracting names (which was shocking to me), but now I presume those three stars did everything they could to disassociate themselves from this god-awful re-telling of Alexandre Dumas' classic action-adventure tale.

Paranormal Activity 3

See-it - This haunted-house-slash-demonic-possession prequel is the best scary movie of the year, and the directing duo from Catfish brings a fresh, sharp, much-needed jolt to PA3 that makes it worth seeing whether you're a PA-virgin or not.

Darkness Falls

Skip-it - You'll hope darkness falls on your TV screen 5 minutes into this 70-minute horror-ible film.

Cape Fear

Rent-it - This shocking mysterama about a sexual assault felon is extremely mainstream for a Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro film -- but it's also just as smart and stylish as you'd expect.

Willy Wonka & Chocolate Factory

Rent-it - The early 70s version of this "family musical" is completely faithful to Roald Dahl's imaginative book and is even more colorful on Blu-ray.

The Goonies

Rent-it- The Goonies is the classic story of a childhood adventure.

The Crow

Rent-it - Brandon Lee gave his life for this visually stunning 90s film about a rock musician who seeks revenge for his death and his murdered fiance.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Skip-it - Everything you loved about the first Pirates film, and clung to in the 2nd and 3rd, is lost at sea in this overly 3D, obnoxiously loud, fourth film that proves Johnny Depp's Jack Sparrow character was best at amusing one-line commentary on the solid acting by now absent Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom.

Texas Killing Fields

Skip-it - This mysterama about two cops and a serial killer in a small Texan town would be a fantastic made-for-TV film but it's missing a feature-film story.

Trespass

Skip-it - It's Hostage meets Panic Room plus The Stepford Wives minus creativity plus an R-rating starring Nicole Kidman but also including the typically-terrible acting of Nic Cage.

Chalet Girl

Rent-it - If you are a teenage girl you will recognize many of the faces in this film about a pretty tomboy who goes from professional skateboarding to flipping burgers -- but if you don't recognize these faces you won't enjoy this film.

The Skin I Live In

See-it if you can - This typically confusing arthouse flick stars Antonio Banderas as a plastic surgeon attempting to create artificial skin that could have saved his wife's life -- but the bizarre confusion is worth it in the shockingly twisting end.

Fireflies in the Garden

Skip-it - Skip this instantly forgettable melodrama starring Julia Roberts, Ryan Reynolds, Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson, and Carrie-Anne Moss about a boringly "perfect" family.

The Big Year

Skip-it - Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson are funny -- no surprise there -- but the story about three friendly rivals dedicating a year of their lives to birdwatching isn't.

The Thing

Skip-it - Even though John Carpenter hasn't made a good film since the 90s, his early-80s version of this film about "things" buried in the ice is 10x better than this remake.

Footloose

Rent-it - It's basically the same Flashdance meets Rebel Without a Cause film from the 80s, but Miles Teller's charming learning-how-to-dance scene makes it worth renting -- if you'r into that sort of thing.

The Family Man

Skip-it - In the year 2000 Nicolas Cage was actually a reason to see movies, not skip them, and his performance in The Family Man is no different. However, this Christmas dram-com's script is predictable and lame, even for a sentimental holiday film. Skip this "It's a Wonderful Life" look-a-like and go rent that instead.

Beautiful Boy

Rent-it - Parents will feel for these parents Maria Bello and Michael Sheen, who struggle with "why" their son committed a mass shooting at his college and then took his own life. But the rest of us are left too far outside the story to really feel the emotions a story like this should portray.

Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer

Skip-it - Unless you're actually interested in something self-described as "supermegatotallythrilladelic" and/or you are 5 years old you will be utterly bored, annoyed and angry simultaneously while watching this 90-minute story of a brother and sister's summer "adventure" - skip this movie based on the popular children's book series.

Toast

Rent-it - This light-hearted dramcom proves the best way to man's heart is through his stomach, but this British recipe could use a translator or at least some subtitles.

Intruders

Skip-it - Skip-it unless you can deal with an outlandish twist, because the rest of this film about two haunted families is actually quite spooky.

The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence)

Skip-it - The original film about an insane doctor and his insane plan was gross because it was clever, this sequel is clever because it's gross -- but anyone who enjoys this film is missing the fact that the director is making fun of you.

The Way

Rent-it - Martin Sheen is a doctor who embarks on the historical pilgrimage to honor his recently deceased son (Emilio Estevez, who also wrote and directed this film) and the journey not only enlightens him, but it enlightens us as well.

Dirty Girl

Skip-it - A reserved, formulaic drama about a not-so-reserved, formulaic high school girl.

The Ides of March

Rent-it - This mysterama about the frantic final days of the ever-important Ohio presidential primary won't win an Oscar for Best Picture -- but George Clooney and Ryan Gosling might!

Real Steel

Skip-it - You already know about the dumb robot-boxing plot, but the actually-exciting, over-the-top, Hollywood action will pull you in if you're not careful. Skip this film -- even if it's on HBO.

Jane Eyre

Rent-it - Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland) may earn herself an Oscar in her portrayal of Jane Eyre, a governess for a wealthy man who has made her life, until now, completely drab and dreary.

Almost Famous

Rent-it - Rent this heart-warming story about a 15-year-old boy hitting the road with an up-and-coming rock band if for no other reason that it being the favorite film of Entourage's Vinny Chase.

Space Jam

Skip-it - This mishmash of animation and live action stars Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, and Wayne Knight (aka Newman). Unless you are huge fan of one of those 3 "actors" skip-it and rent Roger Rabbit or Cool World instead.

Jackie Brown

Rent-it - This far less famous Quentin Tarantino and Samuel L. Jackson film about a Ruthless arms dealer, a beach-babe, and his old buddy is as typical as a Tarantino film can be -- and just as good.

Pulp Fiction

Buy-it - This 90s classic came out the same year as Schindler's List, Philadelphia, and Jurassic Park, or it would have one a handful of Oscars. Quentin Tarantino's writing and directing is brilliant as always, but the ensemble cast including Bruce Willis, Samuel Jackson, Uma Thurman, John Travolta and others was even better. Go buy this violent, pop drama.

Scream 4

Rent-it - Scre4m never takes itself too seriously, not only poking fun of the entire genre, but also cleverly mocking itself - and does so so well that it actually twists itself around into a refreshing, original serial killer drama that will thoroughly entertain you from start to finish.

Fast Five

Rent-it - Fast Five takes the best of all four Fast and Furious films and smashes it together with hilariously cheesy Arnold-esque one-liners from The Rock resulting in two hours of pure action entertainment that never takes itself too seriously. You shouldn't either. Just sit back and enjoy - until you give a standing O for the Rock and Vin Diesel's head-on collision.

Moneyball

See-it - Brad Pitt stars as Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland Athletics, in not only one of the best sports movies ever made, but also one of the best films of the year. Don't miss this smart, funny, well-written and well-acted film just because it's about baseball -- because the Academy sure won't.

Dolphin Tale

Rent-it - This touching tale about a dolphin tail is as heart-warming as it is true.

Abduction

Skip-it - Taylor Lautner is not only a bad actor, he's also a crummy action star, and this awful film just proves that Team Edward will always win.

Killer Elite

Rent-it - Clive Owen and Robert De Niro's names are on the poster, but this is a Jason Statham film through-and-through -- if care for that you'll care for this solid action movie about a secret military society.

Pearl Jam Twenty

Skip-it - Unless you are die-hard P-jammer you will be annoyed with the band's insistence on resisting fame.

Dream House

Skip-it - Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, and Naomi Watts "star" in the same ole horror story -- a family leaves the busy city only to find their new small-town home isn't what they thought it would be.

Tucker & Dale vs Evil

See-it if you can - If you enjoy hor-coms like Shaun of the Dead and Hobo with a Shotgun you'll love this funny, scary, and smart -- yes smart -- film about killer rednecks. And the best part (unlike Shark Night) is that it's rated R!

50/50

See-it - It's inspired by a true cancer diagnosis story, but it's not a Lifetime movie or Hallmark film -- it's a clever dram-com starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen that will make you laugh AND cry.

What's Your Number?

Skip-it - Anna Faris and Chris Evans are typically talented actors, but this rom-com is as terrible as the concept -- who tries to find the love of their life from a list of their exes?!

Drive

See-it - It's like pulling a 90-mph, 270-degree spinout in a black Ford Mustang with a nameless stranger at the wheel - but this nameless guy isn't nameless, he's Ryan Gosling and he's the Driver, and it's a loud, violent, completely awesome action film about a movie stunt driver by day and getaway wheelman by night. And, it might be the best film of the year.

The Lion King (In 3D)

See-it - If you never saw this film about a lion cub prince in theaters (so people under the age of 25), go see this special 3-D edition of one of the best animated films of all time. But try not to cry on those 3-D glasses.

The Devil's Double

Wait-for-it - This interesting story about Saddam Hussein's party-boy son and his body double is ruined by the movie's clashing of glossy direction and offensive violence.

I Don't Know How She Does It

Skip-it - If you want to see Sarah Jessica Parker as a wealthy woman with relationship issues in a painfully predictable romcom go rent Sex & the City.

Straw Dogs

Skip-it - If you want to see a gruesomely violent analogy for our bipartisan beliefs go rent Dustin Hoffman's 1971 version of this film about a screenwriter's bloody conflict with his new neighbors.

Thor

Buy-it - Something about an Australian swinging a hammer just didn't strike me as "cool" superhero material, but Thor, like Iron Man, is comic-book movie gold, with the perfect mix of action and laughs, and brilliantly iconic direction by Kenneth Branagh. But boy do I feel bad for younger brother Liam Hemsworth who lost out to big brother Chris for the title role of a lifetime.

Star Wars: Original Trilogy (Episodes IV-VI)

Buy-it - These are some of my favorite films of all-time and even though George Lucas ruined parts of them, again, they are still the definitive Blu-rays for your collection. You have to see this epic space saga in HD. And maybe just mute the last 10 minutes of DTS sound.

Star Wars: Prequel Trilogy (Episodes I-III)

Rent-it - Though these three films actually look and sound better than the original trilogy in HD, the story is lacking (besides nicely tying up loose ends between 3 and 4) and the acting is supremely sub-par. But I did camp out overnight to see the Revenge of the Sith premiere so who am I to judge.

The Perfect Host

Skip-it - David Hyde Pierce (Dr. Niles Crane from TV's Frasier) is the perfect host of this dinner party that goes 90 minutes too long. The intriguing twist in the plot would have made a better short than a feature film. You could rent-it and quickly "drive-thru" but I'd say skip it altogether.

Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family

Skip-it - Tyler Perry shows off his range once again in yet another terribly unfunny Madea film - thank you South Park for taking care of the world's greatest threat to mankind.

Incendies

Rent-it - Incendies is a tragically sobering tale about two adults who sit down to read the will of their recently passed mother only to find two envelopes they didn't expect - one for their father they thought was dead and one for a brother they never knew existed.

True Legend

Wait-for-it - Unless you are a martial-arts movie buff, then immediately go see this heart-pounding epic film from Yuen Woo Ping (The Matrix trilogy, Kill Bill Volumes I and II, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Hero) about the timeless battle between good and evil.

Conan O'Brien Can't Stop

Rent-it - This documentary about Conan's 6-month leave from TV, radio and internet doing stand-up on a 32-city music-and-comedy tour is as funny and intriguing as any documentary you will ever see. Even Letterman and Leno fans will ROTFL and even Conan's haters will find some pleasure in the more raw moments caught on film.

Love Wedding Marriage

Skip-it - Mandy Moore and Kellan Lutz (one of the Cullen vampires from Twilight) might sweep the Razzies with this "comedy" that will actually leave you awkwardly waiting for a pity laugh you feel so bad for it.

Everything Must Go

Rent-it - Will Ferrell is surprisingly low-key in a dram-com film that shockingly offers a little perspective, as he falls off the wagon, gets fired from his job, and returns home to find his wife has left him and his clothes in the front yard.

Hanna

Rent-it - This Hunger Games look-a-like is a cool new take on an action revenge thriller, when a little girl enters the world for the first time only to find she is more soldier than little girl.

X-Men: First Class

Buy-it - The epic beginning of the mutant saga is just as diverse, stylish and powerful as the "superheroes" it's about. You'll leave wishing the Cold War had never ended. But it's the perfect summer blockbuster that will obviously have a sequel and will certainly make a handful of somewhat recognizable faces into Hollywood stars.

United 93

Rent-it - 5 years after 9-11 we got this gut-wrenching film about the brave passengers on this doomed flight, 5 years after that we get it on Blu-ray 5 days before the 10 year anniversary.

Straw Dogs

Rent-it - Dustin Hoffman starred in the original Straw Dogs in 1971, a film about a family moving to a small town and one of the most controversial, gory and provocative films of all time.

Scarface

Buy-it - If you are a man this is a must own, overly-violent, often-quotes gangster film starring Al Pacino as exiled Cuban criminal Tony Montana and Michelle Pfeiffer as his cokehead mistress.

Apollo 18

Wait-for-it - Since I don't believe we ever actually landed on the moon it's hard to believe this "true" story but it is semi-scary.

Shark Night 3D

Skip-it - This is not Pirahna 3D! This truly is "a dumb shark movie." This is a neutered PG-13 "horror" film with no gore and zero nudity - in other words, one of the worst films of the year.

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

See-it if you can - This mix of Sherlock Holmes and Chinese martial arts is as cheesy as it is breathtaking - a strange combination, I know, and so is this wonderful action, adventure, mystery film.

The Debt

Rent-it - Three retired Mossad secret agents find that an anti-Nazi mission accomplished in 1966 might not have been. Secrets and suspense ensue.

Main Street

Skip-it - If you think Ohio is boring wait 'til you see this "drama" with an ensemble cast of forgettably bland faces in an even blander North Carolina town.

Shaolin

Rent-it - This film about feuding warlords and Shaolin monks is more of an epic drama than an kung-fu action-adventure, but the handful of hand-to-hand fight scenes are spectacular and the big-budget cinematography is quite handsome. It's no 13 Assassins though.

Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

Skip-it - Christina Ricci and Stephen Dorff's careers are officially over. They are no longer stars. And neither is Bucky Larson.

Warrior

See-it - Even if you're not a UFC fan, you need to see Tom Hardy in this gripping MMA film before he gets even more roided up as Bane in the 3rd Dark Knight film. He will win an Oscar very soon.

Contagion

See-it - This suspenseful film about a lethal airborne virus is terrifying - not like The Ring or Texas Chainsaw terrifying, terrifying like it could really happen to you terrifying - with a believable plot and A-list acting that only makes it more powerful.

Godfather / Godfather: Part II

Buy-it - The first is often considered the best film of all time and is my 2nd favorite film ever made. The second is typically referred to as one of the best sequels in film history. Together, they tell the story of a mafia family and their life in organized crime. And they are simultaneously the ultimate family film and best mob movie ever.

Soul Surfer

Wait-for-it - Here is the description: "A young, teenage surfer girl summons the courage to go back into the ocean after losing an arm in a shark attack." That's literally all you need to know. Decide for yourself if you want to sit through 105 minutes of that.

Rio

Rent-it - Rio is an animated tale about a couple Macaws in Minnesota who want to join the flock in Rio de Janeiro, but are, of course, sidetracked along the way - voiced by Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, will.i.am, Jamie Foxx, George Lopez, and Tracy Morgan.

Your Highness

Skip-it - Unless you are in this to catch pre-pregnant Natalie Portman in a thong one last time before she becomes the "World's #1 MILF" - you will be highly disappointed in this big budget "comedy" that rarely delivers laughs, even with "Kenny Powers" comic powers onboard.

Paul

Rent-it - This sci-fi comedy about an alien who needs a ride across the country is not nearly as clever as Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, but Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's latest creation does serve up some intergalactic entertainment and is at times hysterical - "at times."

The Ward

Skip-it - John Carpenter's return to horror will have you wondering if he himself was institutionalized these past 9 years. Skip this psych-ward ghost thriller.

Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs Evil

Skip-it - It might entertain children with the 3-D swoops and dives, but overall it's missing the clever wordplay of the wildly underrated first film.

The Conspirator

Wait-for-it - This courtroom drama plays more like a history lesson about a woman charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Priest

Skip-it - Sure, it finally makes vampires scary again (no sparkling teenage boys here), but it is also as cliched a post-apocalyptic sci-fi film could possibly be. Skip the warrior priest's quest to save his abducted niece.

Something Borrowed

Skip-it - Don't let your girlfriend drag you to this film about the typically-sad 30-something single woman, engaged braggart friend played by Kate Hudson, and handsome fiancé lawyer's love triangle set in NYC.

Jane Eyre

Rent-it - Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland) may earn herself an Oscar in her portrayal of Jane Eyre, a governess for a wealthy man who has made her life, until now, completely drab and dreary.

13 Assassins

Buy-it - Cult director Takeshi Miike (Audition) creates an epicly bloody samurai action film set in feudal Japan. The emotional subtitled story combined with the elegant violence makes it an impossibly unattainable, perfectly over-the-top, period masterpiece.

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World in 4D

Skip-it - This spy family film's "clever" 4-D concept with scratch-and-sniff cards might be more intriguing if the movie didn't smell like poop and puke - but maybe director Robert Rodriguez just wanted the fourth dimension to stink as bad as the other three?

The Change-Up

Skip-it - Honestly, the only reason to see this comedy where Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman switch bodies (and typecasts) is to see Olivia Wilde's nude scene with CGI nipples.

The Smurfs

Skip-it - The Smurfs visiting New York is nothing more than a handful of recognizable voices buried beneath a heaping pile of boring blue baby junk.

Glee: The 3D Concert Movie

See-it if you are a Gleek - Otherwise, you will remain as confused as ever as to why this dramedy is such a pup-culture phenomenon.

One Day

Skip-it - It's refreshing to see some apt plot twists in a romdramcom, but the book is much more affective than this script - which even Anne Hathaway can't influence.

Conan the Barbarian

Skip-it - This Conan is just as bloody and violent as the original, but it is also just a cheesy, and without Arnold Schwarzenegger it's more like limburger.

30 Minutes or Less

Wait-for-it - Don't fall for the advertisements on TV stating every scene is hilarious, unless you care for crude lowbrow comedy, because this film about a small town pizza delivery guy's plan to rob a bank is rarely smart and only occasionally funny.

The Whistleblower

Wait-for-it - Rent the much better docudrama also starring a smoldering Rachel Weisz The Constant Gardener and wait for this film about a Nebraskan police officer in post-war Bosnia to hit HBO or Netflix Instant.

Friends with Benefits

Rent-it - Now we know why Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz broke up, and why Bad Teacher stunk, because JT and co-star Mila Kunis's chemistry carries this formulaic yet hip romcom just enough the nearly recommend seeing it in theaters - if you're into that sort of thing.

Crazy, Stupid, Love

Rent-it - This typical romcom hodgepodge of a guy losing his perfect life but then bumping into her high school sweetheart is anything but typical and truly a hodgepodge of talented actors.

Final Destination 5

See-it - If you loved the first two films in this gory franchise, you will be pleasantly surprised at this return to form. The creatively complex deaths in 3-D are reason enough to see-it in theaters, if you wait-for-it at home the lacking story between deaths might leave you wishing you were one of the ill-fated characters from the first act.

The Help

See-it - This racially hyper film about some extraordinary women in Mississippi during the 1960s is carried by its talented cast who make it a touching and satisfactory drama.

Cowboys and Aliens

Rent-it - Director Jon Favreau actually fails us here, despite Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford's best efforts to carry this sci-fi western where nothing exciting ever really happens - despite a name like Cowboys & Aliens. However, if you like Olivia Wilde, and old-fashioned westerns (not to be confused with the new hip Oscar-worthy westerns), you might mildly (and Wildely) enjoy this.

The Last Circus

See-it if you can - New This Week - If you get a chance to see this Spanish art house dramcom about a Rambo-esque circus clown and his sad abused son you have to see-it if you can.

The Guard

See-it if you can - Brendan Gleeson (the recognizable beefy Irish actor from countless great films) stars in this hilarious dark comedy about sex, drugs and blackmail.

Attack the Block

See-it if you can - If you liked Hot Fuzz or Shaun of the Dead you will love this British sci-fi spoof about a group of inner-city kids who go to war with aliens.

Fright Night

See-it - Colin Farrell stars in this stylishly scary remake of the 1985 cult classic about a high school senior and his "bloody" strange new neighbor.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

See-it - Andy Serkis deserves an Oscar for his leading role as Caesar, the motion-captured CGI ape, in this surprisingly emotional film from the same special effects team that created Avatar and Lord of the Rings.

Source Code

Buy-it - Source Code is an exhilarating, mind-bending, sci-fi thriller where Jake Gyllenhaal enters a stranger's body on a Chicago train for 8 minutes at time in an attempt to find the bomber onboard - think Groundhog Day meets Minority Report - but better!

Captain America: The First Avenger

See-it - Marvel comics has a third great superhero film of the year with this pleasantly nostalgic, good-ole-fashioned, action adventure film.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Buy-it - The second best and darkest Harry Potter film (behind Goblet of Fire) is the perfect ending to the magical story about the young wizard and his lifelong antagonist Voldermort. Don't be surprised if Ralph Fiennes gets an Oscar nom-nod. And film might just make its way into the Academy's top 10 this year as well.

Season of the Witch

Skip-it - I am starting to feel like a broken record, but please, Nic Cage, please, stop making movies! How did you win an Oscar? Seriously? Season of the Witch is boring and ugly, so much so it can't even pass as one of those terrible movies you just have to see so you can laugh at how bad it is.

Beastly

Skip-it - An extremely misguided retelling of the classic "Beauty and the Beast" story starring the young "actress" from High School Musical, Vanessa Hudgens.

Dylan Dog: Dead of Night

Skip-it - This clumsy, uninspired, monster-mash horror/comedy based on one of the world's most popular comics (60 million copies worldwide) about a private investigator for the undead can't even be considered a B-movie - and is at best a C-movie.

Sanctum

Skip-it - It is hard to imagine that a James Cameron film about water and adventure could be bad (The Abyss, Titanic and coming soon - Avatar 2 aka Avatar Underwater) but Sanctum, despite being beautifully shot in 3-D, drowns under lifeless performances and sappy dialogue.

Take Me Home Tonight

Skip-it - It's somewhat of a mash-up of Hot Tub Time Machine, House Party, and any teen rom-com starring Freddy Prinze Jr. and is just as bad as any of those FPJ films as well.

The Rite

Skip-it - Though Anthony Hopkins does his best Hannibal Lecter impression, this rite of passage should be your last if you get any redeeming value from this unscary, uninteresting, and underwhelming film that fails to explain a single cause for any effect.

Sucker Punch

Skip-it - This was supposed to be the "next big thing" from filmmaker Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen), and just like those films this epic fantasy adventure is visually arresting, however, Sucker Punch follows an un-appealing story about an un-appealing girl (though not to the eyes) who ecapes her dark reality by creating her own "dream" world."

Just Go with It

Skip-it - I had high hopes for a rom-com with some of my favorite guilty-pleasure actors and actresses (Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, and Nicole Kidman) and two newbies that peeked my interest (Brooklyn Decker and Bailee Madison - that's right Bailee Madison, not Billy Madison) but this film about a guy pretending to be married to get a smoking hot girl - a girl that's even out of Andy Roddick's league - is terrible! I urge you to not "just go with it."

Hobo With a Shotgun

Wait-for-it - This homage to over-the-top gory b-movies is about a man looking for a new start in a new town and it would have been the perfect movie for a hot summer night at the drive-in, but at this point, if you're looking for a funny gross out film just wait for it to show up on demand.

Limitless

Wait-for-it - Bradley Cooper (The Hangover) is his usual charismatic self in this film about a pill that allows you to tap into your full potential - unfortunately, the screenwriter needs a dose of his own medicine.

Inside Job

Rent-it - Matt Damon narrates this documentary about the 2008 financial crisis, which cost $20 trillion and millions of people their jobs and homes - and though we were all a part of this depressing time, this inside look is a must see on the greatest recession since the Great Depression.

Trust

Rent-it - A handful of recognizable faces star in this film directed by David Schwimmer about family ni Chicago, and more-so their 13-year-old daughter who is deceived by an online persona.

Wake Wood

Rent-it - This horror thriller about a child's gruesome death and her grieving parents is one of those rare straight-to-DVD films that is actually worth renting. It's dark, clever, and chilling but low expectations make it even more impressive.

Rango

Rent-it - Johnny Depp truly is Rango, a pet chameleon accidentally stranded in the Nevada desert, and just like Depp, Rango is charming, smart, creative, beautiful, and definitely not for kids! Though it definitely is an early front-runner for Best Animated Picture in 2011.

Insidious

Rent-it - The first 80 minutes will have you slumped in your seat until you jump up screaming, but this film about a family's haunted house/son will disappoint in the final 20, and then fail to stick with you the moment it's ejected.

The Adjustment Bureau

Buy-it - Is Matt Damon married? Because if so, he might be having an affair with Emily Blunt. These two stars light the screen on fire and their burning chemistry is reason enough to see this film about politics, life and love and whether or not we control our own destiny.

13 Assassins

Buy-it - Cult director Takeshi Miike (Audition) creates an epicly bloody samurai action film set in feudal Japan that is an impossibly unattainable, perfectly over-the-top, period masterpiece.

Of Gods and Men

Rent-it - This international drama about French Christian monks living in harmony with their Muslim brothers in North Africa is not only the best foreign film so far this year, it is probably the best film of the first half of 2011.

The Lincoln Lawyer

Buy-it - Early reviews had the world buzzing about Matthew McConaughey's return to the courtroom (A Time to Kill), however, recently, the buzz has turned into a low hum as The Lincoln Lawyer fails to offer a single twist on the predictable formula.

The Hangover Part II

Skip-it - Excedrin and Gatorade won't make you feel any better after watching this even raunchier sequel with about 1/10th the LOLs of the first film.

Green Lantern

Skip-it - If you don't know anything about the comic book superhero's mythology and need a completely adolescent explanation in an obnoxiously loud, visual-effect vomiting fashion, you might mildly enjoy this film. Otherwise, skip-it.

Mr. Popper's Penguins

Skip-it - This Jim Carrey family comedy has certainly flown under the radar. And it's not because penguins can't fly. As my good friend Ryan Beltz (@RJB1983) put it: "Jim Carrey has obviously decided at this point in his career he is going to follow down the Eddie Murphy road of comedy #talktoanimals"

Zookeeper

Skip-it - Even if you love the zoo and Kevin James you'll hate this fluffy, offensive, and dismal film that is a complete waste of time and onscreen talent.

The Undefeated

Skip-it - This documentary is just a 2-hour, back-patting Sarah Palin infomercial.

Love Wedding Marriage

Skip-it - Mandy Moore and Kellan Lutz (one of the Cullen vampires from Twilight) might sweep the Razzies with this "comedy" that will actually leave you awkwardly waiting for a pity laugh you feel so bad for it.

The Ward

Skip-it - John Carpenter's return to horror will have you wondering if he himself was institutionalized these past 9 years. Skip this pysch-ward ghost thriller.

Monte Carlo

Skip-it - It's an enchanting and charming tale for teenage girls about three young women travelling to Paris post-graduation and the romanticly royal world they discover - boyfriends, go watch Transformers 3 while your girl giggles at this.

The Perfect Host

Skip-it - David Hyde Pierce (Dr. Niles Crane from TV's Frasier) is the perfect host of this dinner party that goes 90 minutes too long. The intriguing twist in the plot would have made a better short than a feature film. You could rent-it and quickly "drive-thru" but I'd say skip it altogether.

Last Night

Wait-for-it - Keira Knightley and Sam Worthington are a happily married couple in NYC until 7 years into their marriage the wife meets the husband's gorgeous colleague Eva Mendes who he's never mentioned before. Yadda, yadda, yadda, a drunken business trip ensues.

Bad Teacher

Wait-for-it - Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake, and Jason Segel star in the completely wrong comedy about three high school teachers. If you're interested in romantic comedy parody or just want to see Diaz's charity car wash scene - this film is probably for you.

Larry Crowne

Wait-for-it - This rom-com is neither funny nor romantic, but the chemistry between Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts is believable and there is some post-retirement life lesson here... somewhere. So watch it on ABC in 10 years or show it to your dad on Netflix in a few months.

Cars 2

Rent-it - This is a rare summer sequel that is better than the first as Pixar's animated cars voiced by Owen Wilson and Larry The Cable Guy head overseas in a competition for the world's fastest car.

Friends with Benefits

Rent-it - New This Week - Now we know why Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz broke up, and why Bad Teacher stunk, because JT and co-star Mila Kunis's chemistry carries this formulaic yet hip romcom just enough the nearly recommend seeing it in theaters - if you're into that sort of thing.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Buy-it - The 3rd installment in Michael Bay's series about giant alien robots battling on earth is better than the 2nd, not quite as good as as the first, but definitely 10x better than most critics are saying. It's the perfect summer blockbuster full of 3-D action - possibly the best 3-D action since Avatar - and, surprisingly, tons of laughs! Go buy-it and help Michael Bay rub Ben Franklins in those snobby critics' faces.

Tabloid

See-it if you can - This Errol Morris documentary tells the story of Miss Wyoming Joyce McKinney, a beauty queen with an IQ of 168, who graced the tabloids with an unbelievable story 30 years before Britney Spears sahved her head and Paris Hilton's sex tape.

Horrible Bosses

See-it - This film about a pyscho, a maneater, and a tool is far from fresh but the ensemble cast of Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx make it altogether funny.

The Tree of Life

See-it if you can - Brad Pitt and Sean Penn somehow managed to star in a film that you've never heard of - which is a shame - because this story about a Midwestern family in the 1950's is a splendid, emotional, rewarding, insightful, visual treat. Just be patient.

Life in a Day

See-it - As a social media savvy cinephile this documentary may be my favorite of all-time, as it depicts the lives of 80,000 people who upload videos of themsleves on July 24th 2010 to make an single incredible film created entirely by us - oh, and two award winning filmmakers.

Bridesmaids

See-it - Kristen Wiig is officially the next big thing in comedy, and proves it in her leading role as a maid of honor in this R-rated, female-driven, Judd Apatow comedy.

Winnie the Pooh

See-it - I'm not just saying this because my sister read every Winnie the Pooh story to me as a kid, Winnie the Pooh truly is a sweet and nostalgic family treat - it is a perfectly short family film for children (which Harry Potter is not!)

Midnight in Paris

Rent-it - It’s a typical Woody Allen film starring Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, and Adrien Brody about an engaged couple who travels to Paris where their lives are - individually - changed forever. Fans will embrace it, millennials will be bored.

Super 8

See-it - Super 8 is as "mint" as a summer blockbuster can be these days, pairing Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams in a sci-fi adventure about a group of small town kids who accidentally capture a shocking military secret on film. It falls somewhere between Goonies, Stand By Me, E.T. and Close Encounter of the Third Kind. And don't leave the theater until you see the kid's homemade zombie film roll during the credits.

True Grit

Rent-it - This western starring Matt Damon and Jeff Bridges is one of the Coen Brothers (A Serious Man, Burn After Reading, O Brother Where Art Thou?) best films. And newcomer Hailee Steinfeld, who plays a stubborn young woman trying to track down her father's murderer, steals every scene she is in, despite the talent next to her onscreen.

Arthur

Skip-it - Russel Brand will literally always be the bridesmaid, never the bride, and this film proves his inability in the leading role, "starring" as the irritating billionaire who unwillingly learns to not rely solely on his "charm" and fortune.

Backwoods

Skip-it - A corporate paintballing retreat turns into a horrifying game with locals.  

Bad Teacher

Wait-for-it - Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake, and Jason Segel star in the completely wrong comedy about three high school teachers. If you're interested in a romantic comedy parody - or just want to see Diaz's charity car wash scene - this film is probably for you.  

The Eagle

Skip-it - Picture Braveheart meets Gladiator, except instead of an inspired Mel Gibson you get a spiritless Channing Tatum, and instead of the epic Ridley Scott you get Kevin Macdonald's flat direction.

Jumping the Broom

Skip-it - Two African-American families meet in Martha's Vineyard for a obnoxiously unfunny wedding and terrible two hours of film.

Conan O'Brien Can't Stop

Buy-it - This documentary about Conan's 6-month leave from TV, radio and internet doing stand-up on a 32-city music-and-comedy tour is as funny and intriguing as any documentary you will ever see. Even Letterman and Leno fans will ROTFL and even Conan's haters will find some pleasure in the more raw moments caught on film.

Cars 2

Rent-it - This is a rare summer sequel that is better than the first as Pixar's animated cars voiced by Owen Wilson and Larry The Cable Guy head overseas in a competition to be world's fastest car.

Beginners

Rent-it - Ewan McGregor and MÈlanie Laurent's on-screen "romance" is so affectionate and sensitive it will make you too want to start all over from the begginning.

Red Riding Hood

Skip-it - Amanda Seyfried actually is brilliant and beautiful in Red, however, her supporting cast is as dull as brown basket of bread, and the script is even worse - leaving me to wonder: When commercials for movies say a film is "Exciting" and "Beautiful" and "Superb" can advertisers just grab words out of context (i.e. Red Riding Hood is not at all exciting, and though Seyfried is beautiful, the film is superbly bad.)?

Super

Skip-it - Rainn Wilson's long-awaited dark comedy about superheroes (also starring Ellen Page, Liv Tyler, and Kevin Bacon) oddly combines absurd humor with extremely bloody violence - leaving most movie-goers confused, repulsed and uninterested. Go buy Kick-Ass instead.

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

Skip-it - I can't believe it either! Martin Lawrence is back again, and dressed up as the fat woman named Big Momma nonetheless! This is quickly becoming the worst series of comedies ever made, and, unfortunately, Martin Lawrence is also becoming the biggest laughing stock in the business - not be confused with being a comedian who is actually funny and you actually laugh at/with.

African Cats

Rent-it - Possibly the most disappointing Disney Earth Day film yet, but still as entertaining as anything on Discovery or National Geographic these days - African Cats follows a lion cub (Mara), a fearless cheetah (Sita), and the leader of the pride (Fang) in an amazing true life adventure.

Unknown

Wait-for-it - Unknown is a Taken look-alike from head-to-toe, so much so you might think you are watching Liam Neeson reprise his role in some sort of sequel, but don't be confused by this Frantic-esque story and the Harrison Fordy-marketing ploy, this whodunit is completely unoriginal and a complete impostor.

Cedar Rapids

Rent-it - Finally, an R-rated comedy that isn't overly raunchy! Cedar Rapids stars a perfectly conventional comedic cast performing a pleasantly clever script.

Atlas Shrugged Part I

Skip-it - This first in a proposed trilogy (please, no) is an anti-capitalist, anti-industrialist, contradictory story about America's largest remaining railroad company is a low-budget, no-talent, eye-rolling disaster.

Catfish

Wait-for-it - Well actually, first go watch the trailer, because half of the intrigue begins with, well, the intrigue, then wait patiently until this "true" story makes its way to Netflix or HBO.

Case 39

Skip-it - Of the two scary movies hitting theaters this week, this is hands down the worst! In fact, it is completely repulsive, illogical and just plain silly - despite stars like Bradley Cooper and Renee Zellweger.

Born To Be Wild

Rent-it - A beautiful documentary about the bond between humans and animals with some of the best 3-D footage you will ever see - if you like National Geographic or visiting the zoo you will love this experience. 

Battle: Los Angeles

Wait-for-it - There are a dozen cliches for every "wow" moment, but the first 30 minutes are intensely suspenseful and the action delivers like an all-night video gaming marathon of Halo Reach.

Everything Must Go

Rent-it - Will Ferrell is surprisingly low-key in a dram-com film that shockingly offers a little perspective, as he falls off the wagon, gets fired from his job, and returns home to find his wife has left him and his clothes in the front yard.

Charlie St. Cloud

Skip-it - If it wasn't for Zac Efron, this film wouldn't even get talked about, get commercial air time, or maybe even be in theaters, and surprisingly, he does his best to make this sweet film worth seeing, but the director and supporting cast fall short with this story.

Born

Skip-it - A 20-something virgin goes to bed and wakes up pregnant -- rent Rosemary's Baby instead.