Forgetting Sarah Marshall: Saw it opening night with a fairly stupid audience (sample talkback, after a tender, heart-felt outpour of emotion from Sarah Marshall: "What a bitch!"). For me, this was the most successful of the Apatow-brand comedies thus far. Lots of laughs, lots of heart, and everyone felt like a Real Person. Jason Segel is a great writer. I hope this makes him a big movie star, and that he gets to keep doing what he wants, like the Muppets or whatever. I liked that it felt more structured than the Apatow-helmed stuff, and it edged out Superbad by a long shot (which I felt spent too much time dickin' around with the cops and minor characters, not focusing on the main duo). Plus, the girl from That 70s Show has really come into her own. Man, her eyes are soooo big.

Cloverfield: I watched this on my computer. I thought it was great, and I don't understand why people got so ticked-off by it. Yeah, it was short, but it did everything it promised to do, in a really visceral way. The characters were not vapid and one-dimensional (sorry, everyone). They were believable as people in a believably unbelievable situation. Parts of it really moved me, and I was 100% along for the ride. (Note to complainers: don't take this as an invitation to pontificate on why you hated this movie, because I don't actually care)