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Everyone waits until the year is over to compile their “Best of whatever” movie lists. This has become a mundane practice. Time for a bit of a change, kids.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Dictator<\/em> is seemingly the only player (movie) that wanted to be on the court this weekend. While Sacha Baron Cohen hustled with his latest outlandish character, Battleship<\/em> (more like BattleshiT) and What to Expect When You’re Expecting<\/em> were just going through the recycled motions. And the mid-majors (limited releases) in Darling Companion<\/em> and The Samaritan<\/em>, gave it a go, yet just didn’t have the talent on the sideline (behind-the-lens crew) to compete.<\/p>\n

The new releases for the respective week will have a capsule review at the end of the column. An updated list comes out every Monday. Here’s how things are shaking up so far in 2012:<\/p>\n

1.\tChronicle
\n2.\tThe Cabin in the Woods
\n3.\tThe Avengers
\n4.\tRed Tails
\n5.\tThe Grey
\n6.\tGame Change
\n7.\tThe Secret World of Arrietty
\n8.\tDr. Seuss’ The Lorax
\n9.\tFriends with Kids
\n10.\tThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
\n11.\tThe Raid: Redemption
\n12.\tTyler Perry’s Good Deeds
\n13.\tBig Miracle
\n14.\tThink Like a Man
\n15.\t21 Jump Street
\n16.\tBrake
\n17.\tMirror Mirror
\n18.\tThis Means War
\n19.\tThe Three Stooges
\n20.\tGone
\n21.\tBlue Like Jazz
\n22.\tAmerican Reunion
\n23.\tJeff, Who Lives at Home
\n24.\tJourney 2: The Mysterious Island
\n25.\tBrooklyn Brothers Beat the Best
\n26.\tThe Dictator
\n27.\tSafe
\n28.\tSearching for Sonny
\n29.\tThe Hunger Games
\n30.\tJohn Carter
\n31.\tWrath of the Titans
\n32.\tDead Dad
\n33.\tUnderworld: Awakening
\n34.\tThe Devil Inside
\n35.\tThe Five-Year Engagement
\n36.\tDowntown Express
\n37.\tProject X
\n38.\tDark Shadows
\n39.\tThe Raven
\n40.\tSilent House
\n41.\tDarling Companion
\n42.\tBully
\n43.\tWhat to Expect When You\u2019re Expecting
\n44.\tPeace, Love, & Misunderstanding
\n45.\tLockout
\n46.\tThe Woman in Black
\n47.\tThe Vow
\n48.\tMan on a Ledge
\n49.\tThe Lucky One
\n50.\tContraband
\n51.\tThe Samaritan
\n52.\tAct of Valor
\n53.\t4:44 Last Day on Earth
\n54.\tSafe House
\n55.\tGhost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
\n56.\tThe Pirates! Band of Misfits
\n57.\tKill List
\n58.\tHaywire
\n59.\tA Thousand Words
\n60.\tJoyful Noise
\n61.\tBattleship
\n62.\tWanderlust<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not Screened:<\/strong> One for the Money, Casa De Mi Padre, Chimpanzee<\/em><\/p>\n

Battleship<\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s just a big dumb summer animal, folks. This may have been an alright watch ten years ago \u2013 and that\u2019s not factoring in the poor acting, storytelling, zero plot & rationale, etc. Nowadays, Hollywood needs to evolve from the Independence Days and the Armageddon\u2019s and take pride in its work. Director Peter Berg, whose last big screen gig was 2008\u2019s Hancock, does alright with projecting out the action, but royally sinks when trying to deliver a shell of a story and being innovative. In other words, well, word\u2026 MISS.<\/p>\n

What to Expect When You’re Expecting<\/a><\/p>\n

Delivered using an ensemble cast, who all enact a variety of storylines chronicling getting knocked up, only one of them resonate with a thought. The script pretty much took themes from films such as Knocked Up and\/or The Back-Up Plan, and fused them all into short, and fairly empty, movie segments. Basically, this is a numbing watch unless you\u2019re in on the \u201cjoke.\u201d Hollywood really needs to stop doing these predictable multi-faceted stories in the rom-com genre.<\/p>\n

The Dictator<\/a><\/p>\n

Forcing two genre styles together \u2013 the first being the typical story arc of a narrow-minded individual, who possibly has a change of heart thanks to an obviously-placed love interest (Anna Faris looking like a hippie-lesbian) \u2013 the second, which ushers in Cohen\u2019s now patent brand of raunchy and shock-value comedy, can work and blow goats at the same time. And speaking of blowing goats, there are no sexual-acts with animals this time around. <\/p>\n

The Samaritan<\/a><\/p>\n

Even though the story gets across its point and the acting is fairly decent, the scattered and mostly uneventful screenplay dilutes the entertainment value. Seeing a few people get tortured and shot by refined criminals is one thing; but then complimenting that with Samuel L. Jackson just slogging around and raising his voice once in a while can only carry this so far.<\/p>\n

Darling Companion<\/p>\n

Boasting a stellar cast (Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Richard Jenkins, Diane Wiest, and Ayelet Zurer), the quaint story about a family dealing with the normal rigors of life, ends up not having a point, a lesson, or a theme. It’s all about finding a lost dog. Literally, that’s it. The set-up reminds one of flicks such as 1989’s Parenthood starring Steve Martin. And you know what, if you traded out Kevin Kline for Steve Martin – and when factoring in Richard Jenkins’ entertaining yet subtle character, they’re may have been something worthwhile here. Instead, nothing to see here folks; move along.<\/p>\n

Releasing this week: <\/strong>Men in Black III, Chernobyl Diaries, Moonrise Kingdom<\/em><\/p>\n

SEE THE 5\/14 RANKINGS<\/a><\/p>\n

FOLLOW JOE BELCASTRO ON HIS NEWLY CREATED TWITTER<\/a><\/p>\n

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