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.