Harry Brown

Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer -- A widower (Michael Caine) takes the law into his own hands after his "mate" gets brutally murdered by some street thugs. Check out the pot plants! I liked it, but it was panned by critics. Emily Mortimer plays a police detective. I would rate it 4 out of 5 stars. (2009-R)

The Killing

Sterling Hayden, Vince Edwards -- A film noir directed by Stanley Kubrick. It's about a heist at the race track. It was very good. I would rate it 4 out of 5 stars. (1956-NR)

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Jason Robards, Diane Ladd, Pam Grier -- It is the early 1900's. A carnival comes to town. The head of the carnival is actually the devil. He comes collecting souls. A father (Jason Robards) tries to prevent it from happening. Produced by Walt Disney. It wasn't very good. I would rate it 2 1/2 out of 5 stars. (1983-PG)

The Back-Up Plan

Jennifer Lopez, Alex O'Loughlin, Robert Klein, Tom Bosley, Linda Lavin -- A guy (Alex O'Loughlin) and a girl (Jennifer Lopez) meet, fall in love, and start a family. Not necessarily in that order. A chick flick. I liked "Monster-in-Law" better. I would rate it 3 out of 5 stars. (2010-PG-13)

Longitude

Jeremy Irons, Bill Nighy, Michael Gambon, Brian Cox -- Two, two, two films in one. In the first one, takes place in the middle of the seventeed hundreds. It concerns a man (Michael Gambon) and his son inventing a time-piece that is super accurate. That is the only way that longitude (of latitude and longitude) is figured out. In the second one, it takes place just before World War II. It concerns a man (Jeremy Irons) who discovers the chronometers and sets about restoring them. Interesting! I would rate it 4 1/4 out of 5 stars. (2000-PG)

The Last Song

Miley Cyrus, Greg Kinnear, Kelly Preston, Liam Hemsworth -- This time Miley Cyrus is a werewolf and terrorizes the town she is in. Justin Bieber plays a vampire with one thought in mind - kill the werewolf. Actually, I was making it all up. Miley Cyrus stars in a sickeningly sweet love story about a summer romance. Her father (Greg Kinnear) has cancer but doesn't let Miley or her brother know it. Definitely a chick flick, and actually a chick flick for 15-year-olds. Don't waste your time! Though the acting is okay. I would rate it 2 3/4 out of 5 stars. (2010-PG)

The Losers

Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoe Saldana, Jason Patric -- I had to watch it three times to make it all the way through to the end. A 12 year old boy's perfect movie. The rest of us - rather annoying. I won't tell you what the plot is, because it is that bad. Skip it. I would rate it 1 1/2 out of 5. (2010-PG-13)

Fido

K'Sun Ray, Carrie-Anne Moss, Dylan Baker, Billy Connolly, Tim Blake Nelson -- Aaaaahhhh- zombies!!! A boy (K'Sun Ray) gets a zombie. His father (Dylan Baker) is afraid of zombies. His mother (Carrie-Anne Moss) makes the zombie feel welcome. The End. I would rate it 2 1/2 out of 5 stars. (2006-R)

Down to the Bone

Vera Farmiga, Hugh Dillon -- A depressing situation in which a mother is a cocaine addict and the steps that she takes in order to rid herself of the addiction. I thought it was maudlin, however I would still would rate it 3 1/4 out of 5 stars. (2004-R)

Operation: Endgame

Ving Rhames, Ellen Barkin, Zach Galifianakis, Jeffrey Tambor, Rob Corddry - It is Obama's swearing-in ceremony. Meanwhile, over at the CIA, the bloodletting begins - quite literally! I would rate it 3 out of 5 stars. (2010-R)

A Prophet

Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup -- A guy (Tahar Rahim) is throw in to a French prison. The Corsican mafia rules the roost. The Godfather was played by Niels Arestrup. Yada, Yada, Yada. The end. It was in French and Arabic. I could not figure it out. I would rate it 2 1/2 out of 5 stars. (2009-R)

Running Scared

Paul Walker, Vera Farmiga, Chazz Palminteri, Cameron Bright -- A "comic book" style of piece that had a lot going on. I found it confusing. Similar to "Sin City" and "The Spirit". Violent with plenty of drug use and sex. I am sorry to see Vera and Chazz make such an awful movie. I would rate it 2 out of 5 stars. (2006-R)

Greenberg

Ben Stiller, Greta Gerwig, Jennifer Jason Leigh -- A story that went on for an hour and three quarters but it felt like five hours to me. Don't rent this movie! Ben Stiller plays a carpenter trying to find work while stays in his brother's house (while the brother and his family go to Vietnam on vacation). While there he gets involved with his brothers family's personal assistant (Greta Gerwig). That's it. I would rate it 2 1/4 out of 5 stars. (2010-R)

Havoc

Anne Hathaway, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bijou Phillips, Laura San Giacomo -- A completely made up story about some rich white kids in Beverly Hills trying to act "Street". It was laughable! I'm sorry to see Anne Hathaway and Joseph Gordon-Levitt make such a poor production. I would rate it 2 out of 5 stars. (2005-UR)

Blood Diamond

Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Jennifer Connelly, Stephen Collins, Michael Sheen -- Chalk up another one in Leo's "Hit" category. This time Leo plays a diamond smuggler in Sierra Leone. A worker at the diamond mine (Djimon Hounsou) discovers a huge gem. He and Leo try to smuggle it out of the country. I would rate it a 4 out of 5 stars. (2006-R)

Finding Bliss

Leelee Sobieski (Polly Hamilton from "Public Enemies"), Kristen Johnson (Sally from "3rd Rock From the Sun"), Matthew Davis (Warner from "Legally Blonde"), Denise Richards (Lt. Carmen Ibanez from "Starship Troopers") -- Absolutely abysmal!!! About a film school graduate going to work as an editor in a porn film so that she can make enough money to make the film she wants. For shame!!! I would rate it 2 out of 5 stars. (2009-R)

Day Night Day Night

Luisa Williams -- The last two days of a female suicide bomber who sets her sites on Times Square. Made several years before the Faisal Shahzad (the Times Square bomber) incident. Disturbing! I really liked it, but I don't think I will go to Times Square anytime soon. I would rate it 4 1/2 out of 5 stars. (2006-NR)

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Cillian Murphy, Orla Fitzgerald, Padraic Delaney -- About the Irish Republican Army back in the 20s. I thought it was awful "Left Leaning". It follows two brothers in the IRA and the turmoil that follows them. I would rate it 3 1/2 out of 5 stars. (2006-NR)