George Clooney stars as a pioneering pro football player in the 1920s determined to keep his team — and his sport — alive despite numerous complications, romantic and otherwise. A movie that features Clooney, Renée Zellweger, and John Krasinski would seem like a sure thing, but Maritza Mestre says: Not so fast.

When an accident brings a pretentious English professor (Dennis Quaid) to the emergency room, he falls in love, is reunited with his adopted brother, and comes to some revelations about his unhappy life. Check inside to see why Lauren Piester did not like this film.

Ben Campbell (played by Jim Sturgess from "Across the Universe") is an MIT student who faces some daunting education expenses. But his ability to count cards offers a way out after he is recruited by a professor who aims to score big in Vegas. Rachel Skoza enjoyed the fast pace of this movie, but was that enough to earn her recommendation?

Ryan Phillippe plays a young Army combat veteran who is told he must return to Iraq on another tour of duty even though his enlistment is up. The soldier, already honored for his bravery under fire, must decide whether to follow his latest orders. Check inside for Laura Dripps' review of Hollywood's most recent attempt to grapple with the consequences of the Iraq War.

When Jack Black's magnetized brain accidentally erases all of the tapes in his friend's video store, they have to remake such classic movies as "Ghostbusters," "Robocop," and "Rush Hour 2." Lauren Piester found herself highly entertained, but not overwhelmingly so. Check inside for more.

Will Hayes is in the midst of a divorce when his daughter, Maya, starts to ask him about his life before marriage. Maya wants to know everything about how her parents met and fell in love. And therein lies a tale. Maritza Mestre found herself wrapped up in both the story and the way it was told.

Granted with the gift of teleportation, David Rice (Hayden Christensen) finds that going anywhere is possible — until he discovers himself in the middle of an age-old war between his fellow "Jumpers" and a religious group determined to wipe them out. Rachel Skoza reviews this sci-fi action flick by the director of "Swingers" and "The Bourne Identity."

Aspiring writer Briony Tallis, just 13, changes the course of several lives when she accuses her sister's lover of a crime he did not commit. Years later, when she finally realizes her error, can she ever atone for the damage she did? Katherine Allen reviews this thought-provoking film, which has been nominated for seven Oscars, including best picture.

Jane, played by Katherine Heigl, has been in 27 weddings, none of which were her own. Undeterred, this young woman is sure that, eventually, her day will come. Sound like a formulaic chick flick? Sure, but that doesn't stop Sarah Pfander from recommending it.

Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an independent-minded 16-year-old girl has to decide what to do next. Writes Lauren Piester: "I'm predicting that this will be one of those movies that will stay around for a long time, to be watched at sleepovers at 2 a.m. and in Agora Days classes devoted to it, endlessly quoted in senior quotes and Facebook pages of the future."

In this live-action/CGI edition of a classic kids' favorite, Alvin and the Chipmunks have returned to center stage, adventurous as ever. But is this update clever enough to hold the attention of movie-goers older than, say, 10? Read inside to see what Jie Han thinks.

Disgusted and nauseated, thrilled and enthralled — those were just a few of the reactions Lauren Piester had when she watched "Sweeney Todd," the latest collaboration between Johnny Depp and director Tim Burton. Check inside for Lauren's review.

World-apocalyptic science fiction comes to life in "I Am Legend," a thriller that also illustrates the emotional effects of isolation. Will Smith fulfills his acting role beautifully, according to Rachel Skoza, making this film adaptation of the 1954 Richard Matheson novel a heart-wrenching story.

Another top-read fantasy trilogy has yielded a movie filled with new special effects, new characters, new conflicts, and a new world. This time the film is "The Golden Compass," an adaptation of the first novel in Philip Pullman's subversive "His Dark Materials" trilogy. A parallel universe, a young orphan, a mysterious organization: Is this a film worth watching, or should we stick with the book? Erika Belmont offers her opinion inside.

The Whitfields try to have a nice family holiday while they learn the true meaning of Christmas: drinking, bookies, cheating, one-night stands, and above all, family. This Christmas is sure to be one that they will never forget. As for the film? Read on as Deborah Ladd delivers her verdict about Chris Brown's Baby Whitfield and the rest of the characters who make up "This Christmas."