New in Theaters (Friday 2/5): “Dear John”, “From Paris With Love”, “The Messenger” (limited), “A Single Man” (limited)

LAST DAYS TO SEE IMAX 3D “Avatar”: “Avatar” in IMAX 3D moving to Celebration Lansing on February 12th.  Last showtimes in Grand Rapids at Celebration North:  February 10, 6:30 pm.

Moving to Woodland Mall this week ($4.00 shows): 
“Invictus”, “Daybreakers”

Playing in limited release in Grand Rapids market:
“The Messenger” (UICA in Grand Rapids) thru 2/11,
“Youth in Revolt” (The Harbor Theater in Muskegon),
“A Single Man” (Celebration! North, The Harbor Theater in Muskegon),
“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” (The Harbor Theater in Muskegon and Woodland),
Chiaroscuro Film Series 1/17-4/11 at UICA in Grand Rapids

Next Week in Theaters (Friday): “Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief”, “Valentine’s Day”, “The Wolfman”, “The Young Victoria” (The Harbor Theater in Muskegon)

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New on DVD: “Amelia”, “Cold Souls”, “The House of the Devil”, “Love Happens”, “More Than a Game”, “New York, I Love You”, “Zombieland”

Next Week on DVD (Tuesday): “Couples Retreat”, “Dare” (WFF alum), “Peter and Vandy” (WFF alum), “Endgame”, “I Hate Valentine’s Day”, “A Serious Man”, “Serious Moonlight”, “The Stepfather”, “The Time Traveler’s Wife”

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MY REVIEWS OF OTHER MOVIES CURRENTLY PLAYING IN THEATERS OR AVAILABLE TO RENT/BUY: 

Playing at West Michigan movie theaters:
“Precious” (9.0/ 10)
“Avatar” (8.9 / 10)
“Up In The Air” (8.9 / 10)
“Where The Wild Things Are” (7.9 / 10)
“The Men Who Stare At Goats” (8.0 / 10) – on DVD 3/23/10
“A Christmas Carol” (8.0 / 10)
“Whip It” (7.9 / 10) – on DVD 1/26/10
“The Blind Side” (7.5 / 10)
“Couples Retreat” (7.5 / 10) – on DVD 2/9/10
“Law Abiding Citizen” (7.5 / 10) – 2/16/10
“This Is It” (7.0 / 10) – on DVD 1/26/10
“The Book of Eli” (6.9 / 10) 
“Everybody’s Fine” (6.9 / 10) – on DVD 2/23/10
“Twilight Saga: New Moon” (6.9 / 10)
“The Lovely Bones” (6.5 / 10)
“Surrogates” (6.5 / 10) – on DVD 1/26/10
“Love Happens” (7.0* review deferred to my wife) – on DVD 2/12/10
(“Peter and Vandy” – on DVD 2/9/10 )
(“Dare” – on DVD 2/9/10)
(“Women in Trouble” – on DVD 2/16/10)

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Available to rent or buy:
“Slumdog Millionaire” (9.5/ 10)
“500 Days of Summer” (9.5 / 10)
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (9.5 / 10)
“The Dark Knight” (9.5 / 10)
“Changeling”  (9.5 / 10)
“WALL-E” (9.0)
“District 9″ (9.0 / 10)
“Tom McPhee’s An American Opera” (9.0 / 10)
“Pride and Glory” (9.0 / 10)
“The Hurt Locker” (8.9/ 10)
“Moon” (8.9/ 10)
“The Wrestler” (8.9 / 10)
“Righteous Kill” (8.9 / 10)
“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”  (8.9* / 10 – I overrated this movie)
“Star Trek” (8.5 / 10)
“Paranormal Activity” (8.5 / 10)
“Eagle Eye” (8.5 / 10)
“Burn After Reading” (8.5 / 10)
“The Answer Man” (8.5 / 10)
“Big Fan” (8.5/ 10)
“Iron Man” (8.0)
“Wanted” (8.0 / 10)
“The Hangover” (8.0 / 10)
“Defiance” (8.0 / 10)
“I Love You, Man” (8.0/ 10)
“The Proposal” (8.0 /10)
“State of Play” (8.0 / 10)
“The Visitor” (8.0 / 10)
“The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3″ (8.0/ 10)
“Australia”  (7.9 / 10)
“Frozen River” (7.9 / 10)
“Revolutionary Road” (7.9 / 10)
“New in Town” (7.9 / 10)
“Felon” (7.9 / 10)
“Four Christmases” (7.5 / 10)
“X-Men Origins: Wolverine” (7.5 / 10)
“Quantum of Solace”  (7.5 / 10)
“Taken” (7.5 / 10)
“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” (7.5 / 10)
“G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra” (7.5 / 10)
“The Air I Breathe” 
“Hancock” 
“Fanboys” (8.5 for me, adjusted to 7.5 for most)
“Traitor” (7.5 / 10)
“The Bank Job” 
“He’s Just Not That Into You” (7.5 / 10)
“The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian”
“Weather Girl” (7.5 / 10)
“Role Models” (7.5 / 10)
“The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” (7.5 / 10 )
“Marley & Me” (7.5 / 10)
“Bride Wars” (7.5 / 10)
“The Ugly Truth” (7.5* / 10 – I overrated this movie)
“The Women” (7.5 / 10)
“Rachel Getting Married” (7.0)
“Paul Blart: Mall Cop” (7.0 / 10)
“Get Smart” (7.0 / 10)
“The Happening” 
“Bedtime Stories” (7.0 / 10)
“Twilight”  (7.0 / 10)
“Knowing” (7.0 / 10)
“Watchmen” (7.0 / 10)
“Funny Games” 
“Nights in Rodanthe” (7.0 / 10)
“Hotel for Dogs” (7.0 / 10)
“Forgetting Sarah Marshall” (6.9 / 10)
“Appaloosa” (6.9 / 10)
“Surveillance” (6.9 / 10)
“Extract” (6.5 /10)
“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” 
“The Invasion” 
“What Just Happened” (6.5 / 10)
“Hamlet 2″ 
“Lakeview Terrace” (6.5 / 10)
“Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead”
“Imagine That” (6.5 / 10)
“Hellboy II: Golden Army” (6.5 / 10)
“Tropic Thunder” (6.5 /10)
“Good Luck Chuck”
“The Day the Earth Stood Still” (6.5 / 10)
“Ghosts of Girlfriends Past” (6.0 / 10)
“Journey to the Center of the Earth” 
“Star Wars: The Clone Wars” (6.0 / 10)
“Body of Lies” (6.0)
“Monsters Vs. Aliens” (6.0 / 10)
“Zach and Miri Make a Porno” (6.0 / 10)
“Noise” (6.0 / 10)
“Love Happens” (7.0* review deferred to my wife)
“The Chaos Experiment” (6.0 / 10)**
“Fragments” (5.5 / 10)
“Confessions of A Shopaholic” (5.5 / 10)
“My Life in Ruins” (5.5 / 10)
“Quarantine” (5.5 / 10)
“All About Steve” (5.5 / 10)
“Charlie Wilson’s War” 
“Whiteout” (4.9 / 10)
“Mad Money” 
“Year One” (4.0 / 10)
“Dance Flick” (2.0 / 10)

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