Last week’s big animated release Rango is one of my favorite films so far this year.  This week’s Mars Needs Moms, on the other hand, is currently tops my list of the year’s worst.  (Though, to be fair, I never saw Season of the Witch or The Rite.)  Read my review over at Film Journal and spend your money on something else this weekend.  May I recommend Rango?

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost team up for their third big-screen outing, the sci-fi road comedy Paul, but sally forth without the aid of their longtime collaborator Edgar Wright.  Stepping into Wright’s place is director Greg Mottola, best known for helming Superbad and Adventureland.  I spoke with Mottola about the task of bringing Paul (which also stars Seth Rogen as the voice of the titular alien) to the big screen for Film Journal International.  Read the feature here and look for my review closer to the film’s March 18 release date.

Like most people, I assumed the Farrelly Brothers’ best days were behind them.  So imagine my surprise when their latest comedy, Hall Pass, turned out to be a modest pleasure.  It’s no There’s Something About Mary but at least it’s also no Shallow Hal.  Read my review over at Film Journal.

MacGruber!  The Saturday Night Live character becomes a major movie star.  MacGruber!  I was hoping it would be really funny but it’s only kind of so-so.  MacGruber!   My review is posted at Film Journal.  MacGruber!

There’s only one word for this poster: Awwwwww.  Judging the movie itself, on the other hand, requires about 700 words.  Read my review over at Film Journal.

Adventureland
Anvil: The Story of Anvil
Avatar
Fanboys
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fired Up
Friday the 13th
I Love You, Man
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Homecoming
Hotel For Dogs
Humpday
My Bloody Valentine 3D
Ninja Assassin
9
Observe and Report
Off Jackson Avenue
Push
Rembrandt’s J’Accuse
A Serious Man
The Slammin’ Salmon
Sleep Dealer
Star Trek
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
Tyson
The Uninvited
Watchmen
What Goes Up

An American Carol
Babylon A.D.
Bangkok Dangerous
Battle in Seattle
Che
Cloverfield
College Road Trip
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Death Race
Doomsday
Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!
Dreams With Sharp Teeth
First Sunday
Flash of Genius
The Foot Fist Way
Funny Games
George A. Romero’s Diary of the Dead
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
Hancock
Happy-Go-Lucky
The House Bunny
Igor
The Incredible Hulk
The Longshots
May Payne
Meet Dave
Mirrors
Mister Lonely
Never Back Down
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist
One Missed Call
Pineapple Express
The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything: A Veggietales Movie
Prom Night
Punisher: War Zone
Rambo
Repo! The Genetic Opera
The Ruins
Semi-Pro
Sex Drive
Shutter
Son of Rambow
Soul Men
Standard Operating Procedure
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
The Strangers
Superhero Movie
Synecdoche, New York
Twilight
Witless Protection
Vice
Zack and Miri Make a Porno

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters
The Astronaut Farmer
Black Friday
Black Sheep
Blades of Glory
The Comebacks
Dead Silence
Epic Movie
The Golden Compass
Good Luck Chuck
The Good Night
Grindhouse
Guru
Halloween
The Heartbreak Kid
The Hills Have Eyes II
Hot Rod
I Know Who Killed Me
I Think I Love My Wife
I’m Not There
The Kite Runner
The Last Legion
Margot at the Wedding
The Messengers
Mr. Brooks
Norbit
Paprika
Saw IV
Superbad
Surf’s Up
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
TMNT
28 Weeks Later
Wristcutters: A Love Story

American Dreamz
Barnyard
Beerfest
The Benchwarmers
Children of Men
Clerks II
Click
The Covenent
Curse of the Golden Flower
Date Movie
Dave Chappelle’s Block Party
Dhoom 2: Back in Action
Everyone’s Hero
Fanaa
Final Destination 3
The Fountain
Fuck
Goal!
The Good Shepherd
Grandma’s Boy
The Heart of the Game
Hoodwinked
Hoot
Hostel
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
Loverboy
Lucky Number Slevin
Madea’s Family Reunion
Miss Potter
Mission: Impossible III
Notes on a Scandal
Pulse
The Pursuit of Happyness
The Pusher Trilogy
The Return
Saw III
The Science of Sleep
Silent Hill
Slither
Snakes on a Plane
Stay Alive
Tenacious D: In the Pick of Destiny
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Ultraviolet
Umrao Jaan
Underworld: Evolution
Unknown White Male
The Wicker Man
You, Me and Dupree
Zoom

Aeon Flux
Alone in the Dark
The Amityville Horror
Batman Begins
Boogeyman
Bunty aur Babli
The Cave
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
Coach Carter
Derailed
Deuce Bigelow: European Gigolo
Dirty Love
Doom
Elizabethtown
Elektra
First Descent
The Fog
The 40-Year-Old-Virgin
George A. Romero’s Land of the Dead
Get Rich or Die Tryin’
The Greatest Game Ever Played
Guess Who
Head-On
High Tension
A History of Violence
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
The Holy Girl
Lords of Dogtown
A Lot Like Love
The Man
Mangal Pandey: The Rising
Night Watch
Now & Forever
Racing Stripes
Rebound
Red Eye
Reel Paradise
The Ringer
Roll Bounce
Salaam Namaste
Save the Green Planet!
Saw II
Serenity
Sin City
The Skeleton Key
Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
Two for the Money
Undead
V For Vendetta
Venom
Wolf Creek
The World
Yours Mine & Ours