One massive new release lands in stores this week, eclipsing everything else in popular & critical acclaim. I’m referring, of course, to Slumdog Millionaire — director Danny Boyle’s Oscar-eating leviathan. It’s the kind of film it’s impossible to dislike without deep (and probably dishonest) reserves of cynicism. But if you’re sick of hearing about Slumdog, everything else on this week’s list received above-average marks… you almost can’t go wrong. We particularly enjoyed Spanish mind-bender Timecrimes.
Slumdog Millionaire – Average Tier 7.89
The story of how impoverished Indian teen Jamal Malik became a contestant on the Hindi version of “Who Wants to be A Millionaire?” — an endeavor made without prize money in mind, rather, an effort to prove his love for his friend Latika, who is an ardent fan of the show. Slumdog Millionaire @ Amazon
Seven Pounds – Average Tier 5.64
The emotional story of a man who will change the lives of seven strangers Seven Pounds @ Amazon
Marley & Me – Average Tier 5.17
A family learns important life lessons from their adorable, but naughty and neurotic dog. Marley & Me @ Amazon
Tell No One – Average Tier 6.78
Eight years ago, Margot Beck has been murdered by a serial killer. If the killer has confessed eight of these murders, he has always denied to be responsible for Margot’s one. Anyway the specific mutilations found on her body made all doubts disappear… Ne le dis à personne @ Amazon
Timecrimes – Average Tier 6.02
A man accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences. Timecrimes @ Amazon
The second of the Daniel Craig Bond films. Bond sets out to stop an environmentalist from taking control of a country’s water supply. 
Bolt, a German Shepherd, has lived his whole life on the set of his action TV show, where he believes he has superpowers. When separated from the studio by accident, he meets Mr. Mittens (actually a female cat) and a hamster named Rhino. Along the way, he learns that he doesn’t have superpowers and that the show is not realistic. 
Ordered to teach a martial arts class of rambunctious bunny kittens, Po tells stories of each of the Furious Five’s pasts. 
Once upon a time, there lived a tiny, insecure man who learned the only way he could make his enormous ego feel comfortable in his teeny, tiny body was to embarrass, humiliate, and torture others. He thought he was a master of disguise, fooling others into believing he was a big man. Yet he was only fooling himself, and through time his unconscionable behavior repulsed and repelled everyone. 
A cute young blonde girl gets abducted. You know your favorite nightmare scenario about what happens to girls like this who disappear? Well, that’s exactly what happens — from the girl’s point of view, no less. 
(Release Date: March 21st) A teenage girl risks everything when she falls in love with a vampire. 
After hunting down and killing hundreds of violent criminals, Frank Castle, aka The Punisher, faces his most deadly foe yet: Jigsaw. 
Cultural critic David Kepesh finds his life — which he indicates is a state of “emancipated manhood” — thrown into tragic disarray by Consuela Castillo, a well-mannered student who awakens a sense of sexual possessiveness in her teacher. 
After gaining experience with the football club Newcastle United, Santiago Munez (Becker) gets a huge break when he’s transferred to Real Madrid. 
A young woman who recently graduated from engineering school travels to a remote location to supervise the demolition of a mysterious building. She soon discovers the horrifying secrets of the building and its past inhabitants, many of whom were victims of a vicious murderer who entombed his prey alive within its walls. Now she must turn the tables on the killer before she becomes his latest victim. 
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