Rich and Strange

Leading candidate for worst film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. No mystery, no suspense, no action, but plenty of racism and moralizing -- and the story is an ugly cousin of Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut.

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The Town

Captures the spirit of classic Hollywood caper films of the '40's, right down to the "moral" denouement, but with the breathless bombast that now defines the genre. I'm beginning to like Affleck.

Tron Legacy

Lacks the high camp of the first movie, but we have learned a thing or two about action sequences and computer animation.

Cloverfield

Would have been much more tense if the characters hadn't been such idiots. What a waste of a well realized sci fi milieu.

Toy Story 3

Time to get weepy.

Valhalla Rising

An awesome, atmospheric period piece about northern Europeans waylaid in a strange place during the time of the early Crusades. If you don't like the first ten minutes, turn it off. You won't like the rest.