Nick and Norah: Not quite deep enough to be profound, not quite funny enough to be memorable. An unimportant, wannabe cousin to the Judd Apatow/Seth Rogan/etc. franchise. Earns a Cute, but overall Meh from me.

Body of Lies: intense. Whether true or not, it at least attempts a sort of gritty realism. It's very, very good, but also has the ability to make you wince because, well, you just weren't actually expecting to see someone's finger get smashed off. Brilliantly acted and pulled off, I give it an Ouch and a Woooooow.

The Dutchess: If you like Elizabeth and Marie Antoinette, you will love this movie.  Well... if you like any period drama, you'll love this movie.  As a big fan of Ralph FIennes, I was drawn to the humanity that he brought to a character who ultimately is the whole reason that the movie is a drama. Keira Knightley was... Keira Knightley, and the guy who played her lover (Dominic Cooper) should never ever wear a wig like that again. He was better playing Head Shirtless Dude in Mamma Mia, but did a pretty decent job as proper Englishman Charles Grey in Dutchess. I give it all a Love It Tragically.

Eagle Eye: Shia LaBeouf is the most awesome up-and-comer EVER. Also, has great performances by Billy Bob Thornton and Michael Chiklis (that guy from The Shield and Fantastic Four), and solid freaked out!mom from Michelle Monaghan, though I felt Rosario Dawson fell surprisingly flat.
Oh, and there's this one scene that makes you go "omg Michael Chiklis is SHORT!"  Watch. You'll know it when you see it.
I give it an OMGLOVEITSEEITSEEITSEEIT!!!      P. S. Is anyone else weirded out by Billy Bob's teeth? Also, am I the only person who gets excited when I see Ethan Embry in anything?

High School Musical 3:   NOTE: I have not seen this whole movie. Only about half on my breaks.
That being said...
Keeping in mind that it's incredibly corny and made for kids, this looks cute and innocently good. The first 30 minutes that I saw just made me happy :)
And that's coming from someone who really didn't like the first two High School Musicals.

Zack and Miri Make a Porno: Not quite classic Kevin Smith, sadly, but still pretty funny. Unfortunately the porn scenes were the weak point, though there was quite a bit of humor attached to them. The best part of the entire movie was Justin Long's cameo. Fan-freaking-tastic.
Keep in mind that they're serious about the porn, that this movie barely escaped an NC-17 rating, and that this is coming from the same guy that gave us boned-a-dead-guy-by-mistake in Clerks.
So... yeah. Pretty Darn Hilarious with a Good Dose of Filthy and Forced.

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Coming This Month

Nov. 7 -- Madagascar 2 (I'm so sick of the advertising for this movie. The first one was mildly funny, but overall not memorable. That hardly warrants a second one), Role Models (love Paul Rudd, the kids look hilarious... definitely not groundbreaking, but worthy of interest until proven horrible), and Soul Men (poor Bernie Mac. Even worse, it's bound to be awful).

Nov. 14 -- BondBondBondBond aka Quantum of Solace 'nuff said go see it!

Nov. 21 -- Twilight.  Y'all, I'm saying this because I want to see the sequels. This movie is probably pretty bad (though my opinion has gone up since purchasing the soundtrack yesterday), given that it is based on the book.  But there are gorgeous people with superpowers and a dark side.  Also, it's like crack and frankly kind of orgasmic.
So go see it so we can see Jacob Black complete the gang of pretty people when he gets snarky and all ripped out.
 

Okay, so it's a day late. But still :)
I'm ridiculously proud of this video.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!!!

 I've been chomping at the bit to get out to see Sweeney Todd. Not only for Johnny Depp (the fact that he's the hottest man alive is pretty much the least important thing about him. The man can act), but for Helena Bonham-Carter and Alan Rickman and the Tim Burton cinematography and the crazy story and to see an actual musical in a theater again. 

In other news, I figured out which America's Next Top Model girl the girl in my self defense class thought I looked exactly like. I've also realized that I definitely haven't seen Cycle 5, because I have no clue who these girls are. But anyway. I look like Jayla. Yes. Nice.