A lovely movie that is made great by the amazing performance of Amy Adams. She took a character that could have been a silly caricature and instead made her sweet and believable.

Hairspray was the first Broadway play I ever saw and I loved its humor and optimism. Although some of my favorite lines didn't make it into the film ("she's got acne of the SOUL!"), the movie version was as fun as the onstage musical.

Unlike many of the unrelentingly depressing war movies that have come out this year, Charlie Wilson's War manages to balance showing the horrors of war and still having a fun and entertaining story. Incredibly clever and fast-paced, and star Tom Hanks is as fantastic as usual.

A tartly sweet tale of a small town waitress with a gift for making pies.

The musical about the revenge of the Demon Barber of Street Fleet. Very bloody and pretty gruesome, but really well done with some great songs and performances by Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter.

Although the plot sounds weird and kinky, it really, really isn't. Instead, this is a sweet tale about a town coming together to support a shy, confused but very nice young man who hides behind a hallucination that a plastic woman is his girlfriend. Ryan Gosling gives an amazing performance as Lars.

While it may not be Oscar-worthy, this is a cute and funny movie and a great addition to the romantic comedy genre. Hugh Grant proves that he is still charming and the fake '80s pop songs are oddly catchy.