Sometimes you meet somebody who does you a good turn for no reason whatsoever. You’re puzzled by it but you’re grateful too. Especially if it doesn’t happen often. Marv (Mickey Rourke) is not a nice guy. He’s been to prison for despicable acts and doesn’t see much of a future for himself. When he finds himself trapped with Lucille (Carla Gugino), his lesbian parole officer who has done well by him, he decides that she needs rescuing. Trapped in a makeshift cell with her, after being mutilated by Kevin (Elijah Wood), the silent cannibal, Marv decides it is time for them to escape and wreak revenge. A little rubber tubing, some razor fencing, a hacksaw, an axe are all the tools he needs to show Kev that he shouldn’t play with his food.

Director:  Frank Miller; Robert Rodriguez; Quentin Tarantino Writer:  Frank Miller Cast:
Jessica Alba -  Nancy Callahan Devon Aoki -  Miho Alexis Bledel -  Becky Powers Boothe -  Senator Roark Rosario Dawson -  Gail Benicio Del Toro -  Jackie Boy Michael Clarke Duncan -  Manute Carla Gugino -  Lucille		Josh Hartnett -  The Man Rutger Hauer -  Cardinal Roark Jaime King -  Goldie / Wendy Michael Madsen -  Bob Brittany Murphy -  Shellie Clive Owen -  Dwight McCarthy Mickey Rourke -  Marv Nick Stahl -  Roark Jr. / Yellow Bastard

I suppose if I were ten, I’d think that this is one of the bestest movies ever made. Never mind that Ecuador could sub for southern California, that none of the characters seem to be able to find their asses with radar, that their actions seem to be the antithesis of their stated goals, that their moms would soap out their potty mouths and that they seem to score as much dope as they can consume. It is still the bestest.

Director:  Fred Wolf Writer:  Peter Gaulke; Fred Wolf Cast:
Steve Zahn -  Peter Gaulke Allen Covert -  Fred Wolf Jonah Hill -  Cooker Kevin Heffernan -  Whitaker Ashley Scott -  Cheryl Peter Dante -  Danny Guiterrez Harry Hamlin -  Sky Pierson Robert Patrick -  Gus Hayden		Joe Don Baker -  Bill Calhoun Blake Clark -  Dick Justin Long -  Junior Jeff Garlin -  Ed Lawson Ernest Borgnine -  Milas Jake Abel -  Conservationist Kevin Alejandro -  Hispanic Man #1 Rick Batalla -  Johnny B

Simon Templar (Val Kilmer) is a bold master thief and impersonator who sells his services to the highest bidder. When he is offered $8 million to steal the formula for cold fusion, he doesn’t hesitate. Off to Russia to turn it over to his employer, he is confronted in a Moscow bar by Dr. Emma Russell (Elisabeth Shue), the formula inventor who has followed him. He is gobsmacked to discover that she would have given it to him if only he had asked for it. What he doesn’t seem to understand is her view that science should be free for everybody and one shouldn’t hoard such secrets. Too much time spent in the foggy corridors of spies and evil-doers? It seems likely.

Director:  Phillip Noyce; Philip Noyce Writer:  Leslie Charteris; Jonathan Hensleigh; Wesley Strick Cast:
Val Kilmer -  Simon Templar Elisabeth Shue -  Dr. Emma Russell Rade Serbedzija -  Ivan Tretiak Valery Nikolaev -  Ilya Tretiak Henry Goodman -  Dr. Lev Botvin Alun Armstrong -  Inspector Teal Michael Byrne -  Vereshagin, Tretiak’s Aide Evgeny Lazarev -  President Karpov		Irina Apeximova -  Frankie Lev Prigunov -  General Sklarov Charlotte Cornwell -  Inspector Rabineau Emily Mortimer -  Woman on Plane Lucija Serbedzija -  Russian Prostitute Velibor Topic -  Skinhead Tommy Flanagan -  Scarface Yegor Pozenko -  Scratchface

Have you ever noticed how doing something nice for someone will sometimes rebound back and bite you? Mind you, the reason for doing the kindness may be selfish. In which case you should ask yourself whether it is worth doing in the first place. Genevieve Le Plouff (Piper Perabo) is a French exchange student recruited by Starla Grady (Jane McGregor) to pump up her prestige in a small texas high school. Little does she realize how this interloper is going to change Starla’s standing from teen queen to jailhouse princess in a matter of weeks. But then this beret-wearing, accent-slipping, boy stealing, bumptious cheerleading Genevieve isn’t quite who she says she is.

Director:  Melanie Mayron Writer:  Lamar Damon; Robert Lee King Cast:
Piper Perabo -  Genevieve Le Plouff Jane McGregor -  Starla Grady Trent Ford -  Ed Mitchell Julie White -  Bootsie Grady Brandon Smith -  Arnie Grady Jesse James -  Randolph Grady Nicki Aycox -  Tanner Jennings Alexandra Adi -  Ashley Lopez		Matt Czuchry -  Kyle Fuller Cristen Coppen -  Doreen Gilmore Michael McKean -  Monsieur Duke Mary Portser -  Kimmy Sue Sprinkle Katherine Cortez -  Lurlene Haskell Jerry Cotton -  Sheriff Flinkman Kirk Sisco -  News Contest Judge Cynthia Dorn -  Police Matron