Moneyball

I'm not all about Brad Pitt, nor am I all about baseball (I'd rather watch paint dry), but put them together and it's a winning combination. Moneyball is a great film. Good, solid storytelling (Sorkin can do no wrong) and terrific performances.

Drive

Drive stars the always fantastic Ryan Gosling as a professional stunt driver and part time getaway driver who gets mixed up with the wrong crowd. It's a super stylish, noir-ish kind of crime drama. Totally captivating.

Contagion

The big draw in this picture is the terrific ensemble cast - and it doesn't disappoint. Contagion is a clever and slick Outbreak-y picture depicting the spread of an unknown virus. It's scary in a "this could happen" kind of way and the story telling makes it gripping.

This is Embarrassing

Let me see if I can even remember all of the movies I've seen....

The Change-Up: Pretty decent comedy. Not the gold medal I was hoping for, but Bateman and Reynolds save it.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes: Like everyone else, I thought this was surprisingly good!

The Help: Clearly one of the best pictures of the year thus far. Great film.

30 Minutes or Less: Beyond bored at this one. I think Eisenberg was terribly miscast.

One Day: My second most anticipated movie of the summer. Sweet and funny; great love story.

Our Idiot Brother: Good comedy. Great cast.

The Debt: Great, great thriller.

Sarah's Key: Wonderful movie. Engrossing, heartbreaking story.

The Whistleblower: Solid picture based on true events. Worth seeing for Weisz's performance.

Martha Marcy May Marlene: Sneak preview showing of this. Even got to participate in a Q & A with the writer/director Sean Durkin and star Elizabeth Olsen. This was a truly terrific indie film. Very subtle, but haunting. Great performance by Elizabeth Olsen.

I really hope I didn't forget anything.