3 1/2 STARS

The Dark Knight Rises - Batman's grand finale rises to the occasion

Ruby Sparks - Writer dreams up the girl of his dreams who turns into the girl of his nightmares

Brave - Pixar knows what they're doing and proves it again

Moonrise Kingdom - Director Wes Anderson's latest quirky project - a story about preteen love set in 1965 - a playful delight

3 STARS

The Amazing Spider-Man - More intense reboot of the superhero series from the early 2000s

Beasts of the Southern Wild - Wild child fable in the Louisiana bayou

To Rome with Love - Woody Allen visits Italy and weaves together several funny love stories

Men in Black 3 - Will Smith's time jump in 1969 to save Tommy Lee Jones

The Avengers - Iron Man, Captain America, The Incredible Hulk and Thor save the planet. Whew, that was close

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - great cast of senior actors as senior citizens who retire to India

2 1/2 STARS 

Savages (R) - Oliver Stone creates another energetic crime drama

Magic Mike (R) - Channing Tatum strips

Ted (R) - Adventures of Mark wahlberg and his foul mouthed teddy bear 

2 STARS

The Watch - Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn start a neighborhood watch and fight space aliens.  Ghostbusters lite with crotch jokes