Reel Reviews

You can keep your summer season of big budget "blockbusters" bustling with comic-book characters and lycra-tighted super heroes. Because as far as we're concerned, fall marks the beginning of the real movie season. Check out a list of the ones that make our movie pants go a little crazy.

MPAA Rating: R for violence, sexual content and nudity.
Director: Anton Corbijn
Writer: Rowan Joffe
Cast: George Clooney; Irina Björklund; Johan Leysen
Genre: Drama | Thriller
Memorable Movie Quote: "Consider it your last job"
Release Date: September 3, 2010
DVD Release Date: Not yet announced

MPAA Rating: R for violence, drug content and pervasive language.
Director: David Michôd
Writer: David Michôd
Cast: Guy Pearce; Ben Mendelsohn; Jackie Weaver
Genre: Crime | Drama
Memorable Movie Quote: "Oh sorry guys. You just missed him."
Release Date: August 27, 2010
DVD Release Date: Not yet announced

MPAA Rating: Not rated by the MPAA.
Director: Robert Houston
Writer: Kazuo Koike
Cast: Kayo Matsuo; Tomisaburo Wakayama
Genre: Adventure | Drama
Memorable Movie Quote: "At night, we make a fire, and have our tea, and we listen for the ninja, who never make a sound."
Release Date: November 11, 1980.
Blu-ray Release Date: August 24, 2010.

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content, smoking and language.
Director: Raymond De Felitta
Writer: Raymond De Felitta
Cast: Andy Garcia; Julianna Margulies; Alan Arkin
Genre: Comedy | Drama
Memorable Movie Quote: "My wife thinks that I've got a poker game tonight."
Release Date: March 19, 2010 (limited).
Blu-ray Release Date: August 24, 2010.

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for disturbing violent content and terror, some sexual references and thematic material.
Director: Daniel Stamm
Writer: Huck Botko & Andrew Gurland
Cast: Ashley Bell; Patrick Fabian; Iris Bahr
Genre: Horror
Tagline: Believe in Him
Memorable Movie Quote: "The Bible is filled with demons"
Release Date: August 27, 2010
DVD Release Date: Not yet announced

MPAA Rating: R for sexual content including dialogue, language throughout, some drug use and brief nudity.
Director: Nanette Burstein
Writer: Geoff LaTulippe
Cast: Justin Long; Charlie Day; Drew Barrymore
Genre: Comedy | Romance
Memorable Movie Quote: "We just have the jug of wine. It's a Sunshine Harbor."
Release Date: August 27, 2010
DVD Release Date: Not yet announced

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic content, sexual material including dialogue, some nudity, drug use and language.
Director: Josh Gordon and Will Speck.
Writer: Allan Loeb
Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Jeff Goldblum; Juliette Lewis
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Memorable Movie Quote: "She wouldn't know good sperm if it slapped her in the face."
Release Date: August 20, 2010
DVD Release Date: Not yet announced