Scale: # (waste of time) to √√√√ (fabulous)

• BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA: A pampered pooch gets lost in Mexico and meets new friends on her way home. Jamie Leigh Curtis, Piper Perabo, George Lopez. Comedy. Rated PG. Not reviewed.
• CHANGELING: A mother fights police cover-ups and mental hospital staff to find her missing son. Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Jeffrey Donovan. Told with care by director Clint Eastwood, this true story is captivating and riveting, thanks in large part to Jolie. Rated R for violence, language. √√√
• FIREPROOF: A fireman on the verge of divorce finds hope for his marriage through faith and his father’s support. Kirk Cameron, Erin Bethea, Ken Bevel. Drama. Rated PG. Not reviewed.
• THE HAUNTING OF MOLLY HARTLEY: Molly can’t understand why her mother and others want her dead then finds out she’s been promised to the Devil. Haley Bennett, Chace Crawford. Horror. Rated PG-13. Not reviewed.
• HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR: Facing separation as they approach college, the kids stage a musical about it. Zac Effron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale. Musical. Rated G. Not reviewed.
• MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA: The New York Zoo animals, the penguins and the lemurs escape the island only to get stranded on the African mainland. Voices by Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett Smith. Comedy. Rated PG. Not reviewed.
• ROLE MODELS: A pair of screw ups are sentenced to be big brothers to problem children, with mixed results. Sean William Scott, Paul Rudd. Comedy. Rated R. Not reviewed.
• SAW V: Detective Hoffman, still doing Jigsaw’s work, struggles to keep the game alive and his role secret. Costas Mandylor, Tobin Bell. Horror. Rated R. Not reviewed.
• THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES: A 14-year-old white girl finds refuge and new hope with black sisters in South Carolina in 1964. Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson. Drama. Rated PG-13. Not reviewed.
• SOUL MEN: Former bandmates reunite and hit the road for a tribute concert, fighting all the way. Bernie Mac, Samuel L. Jackson, Sharon Leal. Mac and Jackson have a nice chemistry and a good sound that partly makes up for the mediocre script. Bonus tribute footage of Mac. Rated R for strong language, nudity, sex. √√
• ZACK AND MIRI MAKE A PORNO: While making an adult movie to pay their bills, these friends discover they’re in love. Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Jason Mewes. Writer/director Kevin Smith has a knack for blending crude subjects and sweetness. Rated R for pervasive language, sex, nudity. √√