Modern Family: Season 2

Even with cliched themes they hit it out of the park, i.e., "Mother's Day".
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1442437/

Star Trek: Nemesis

Besides Picard being hard as nails, it appears the Enterprise is as well.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0253754/

Little Dorrit

Dickens is the epitome of, on the one hand, ridiculous cliches and, on the other, sly commentary.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1178522/

Glee: Season 2

The strangest show ever. For every terrible episode (Sexy) there's a fabulous one (Funeral).
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1327801/

Tangled

Disney films may be super-specifically American, but when they're good, they're fantastic.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0398286/

Thor

Chris Hemsworth? Who? (Nice abs, though.)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800369/

The Illusionist

While the no-spoken-word aspect of Sylvain Chomet's films is intriguing, this story moved far too slow to engage me fully.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0775489/ (Original title: L'illusionniste)

The Mechanic

Aw, c'mon. Foster and Statham are having a ball, why shouldn't we?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472399/

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Really? A Ghostbusters moment in a Chronicles of Narnia film??
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0980970/

Megamind

"Girls, girls, you're both pretty! Can I go home now?" (Tina Fey FTW)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1001526/

Family Portrait in Black and White

Remind me never to live in the Ukraine. Even as a Caucasian.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1787693/

The Redemption of General Butt Naked

The definition of documentary gold: bizarre character study with twists and turns the filmmaker couldn't foresee.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1733679/

Hanna

Stylish. Internationally flavored. Quick action. In other words: europop on film.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0993842/

Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo

The film would be better served by solely focusing on the life of the guy who drinks 50-proof hornet vodka.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1339635/

Black Swan

You know the black swan dance will be the crowning achievement of the film and Portman. Doesn't make it any less astounding when it happens.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0947798/

Fair Game

Dense. Factual. Well-acted. Ever so one-sided. Sometimes that is the only way to go.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0977855/