My only regret is that I caught it so late in its run and my advice to you is go online right now and check for any theaters that might be playing this in your city (it is not going to be many, given its indie status). If it is playing nearby, do what you can to try to catch it in the silver screen, I assure you it will be very much worth your while.

With one of the coolest mech battle scenes I have ever seen, great creature design and effects, District 9 hands down is one of my favorite Sci-Fi movies and I highly recommend that come opening day, you rush out to see this film, you definitely will not regret it.

With a great cast, an amazing script, one of the best contemporary directors, technically superior cinematography, detailed art direction and set design, this movie is nearly perfect if it were not so damned depressing.

Stringing together ‘yay’ moments and ‘hell no!’ moments and ‘wtf’ moments along with a clever script and witty dialogue, Russian Dolls is a fulfilling flick that will have you laughing, frowning and cheering in turns as you see these characters develop very much in realistic fashion.

We are unavoidably, completely manipulated and forced to accept a film that after this development fails to work no matter which way you cut it and it continues to surprise me that films this poorly written continue to make the circuit.

There is enough thrill, humor, eroticism, and drama to keep your interest, though at time it will feel heavily scripted and formulaic. It might give some fodder for conversation but in the end you must weight the two sides and determine yourself if this is a film worth watching.

Let it be said that Michael Rapaport is special indeed. He single-handedly carries this film on his back with the best performance I have ever seen him give and when his support cast stumbles or flounders, he is there to more than pick up the slack.

A viewer that goes in knowing they are watching a skewed work of fiction can appreciate the message for what it is and learn to balance it with reality on their own. Those who do not, might end up being somewhat misguided in the information they take out of this.

Without a doubt – no pun intended – one of the best films of 2008 and timely, in the sense that lately the Catholic Church has been under scrutiny over its actions or the actions of many of its priests.

I have learned to simply ignore Pixar trailers, knowing that the end result will be pleasant. Up, is exactly like that and while I like The Incredibles and Wall-E more, this film is still really good and ranks up there with Nemo and Monsters.