Daybreakers

Smart scifi + social commentary + vampires = heaven (with an excess of gore).

Pirate Radio, aka, The Boat That Rocked

All the elements for a great anti-establishment, pro rock-and-roll movie are present -- except respect for the intelligence of the audience.

Summer Hours

Probably the best circle-of-life/how-do-museums-relate-to-what-they-preserve film France has ever produced. An unexpected treat.

The Road

As a big fan of post-apocalyptic fiction, I hate to say I was disappointed by The Road. Maybe my expectations were too high. The world depicted reeked of realism, but the movie would have benefited from a plot beyond "how bad can it get?".

The Wolfman (2010)

Don't. Waste. Your. Time.

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

Possibly the best movie about psychotherapy yet.

Malice in Wonderland

Far from perfect but far more interesting and entertaining than Burton's Disney drivel.

Nine

Apparently doomed from the start by poor songs inadequately integrated into an unfriendly narrative skeleton. For a fan of musical theater this was an exercise in cringing for the full running time.

The Book of Eli

Although imperfect, still a highly likable ultra-violent post-apocalyptic action movie about faith.

Alice In Wonderland (2010)

Utterly devoid of the original's spirit. It's almost as if someone grafted characters from the original stories onto a generic "a hero will rise and slay the dragon and win the battle of good versus evil" plot.