Cloverfield

An effective homage to pretty much every sci-fi creature film made, with the added bonus of feeling like it was made for YouTube.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1060277/

Iron Man

The plot, actor, and special effects align. (Why not open this puppy on Memorial Day weekend and make a bigger bundle?)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371746/

Lilja 4-ever

Despite the somewhat unbelievable set-up, quite powerful. Makes you understand how lucky you really are.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0300140/

Earth 2

Really not at all like Firefly, but engaging in its own sense. 22 episodes, what do you have to lose?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108758/

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

That Apatow-Rogen-Segel-Cera clique sure is on a roll lately.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800039/

A Heart in Winter

The French are so exhausting to watch. Nothing is overt, all subtle facial tics and large swoony eyes.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105682/ (Original title: Un Coeur en Hiver)

The Kid

Is there anything more heartbreaking than Jackie Coogan pleading with the social workers not to take him away? Chaplin's own life story.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0012349/

Enchanted

It's the songs (and Patrick Dempsey, natch) that make this film so enjoyable. Did you know the pigeons and rats are for real?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0461770/

That Thing You Do!

Critics: spot on. Marketing department and, thus, viewers: missed the boat.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117887/

Battlestar Galactica: Razor

A pity this "special event" wasn't better thought out. Cain and Shaw are bad people, hands down, why should I care about them?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0991178/