Got all your shopping done? Do ya, huh, huh, huh? Because unless you do; I doubt you’ll be seeing the inside of a movie theatre this weekend, but you really should find time somehow to check out some of the flicks coming out. Jim Carrey just can’t find a way to tell a lie…err, say no. A small mouse has a dream that is far beyond anything the rest of the rodents have in their minds. And Will Smith looks to make things right in the lives of a few people that need it. Oh, and if you get it in your area…check out The Wrestler because I hear it’s phenomenal. Have a Merry Christmas everyone and hope you get what you deserve. Take that however you choose!

Wide Release

Seven Pounds – Starring Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, and many more. Sometimes you don’t necessarily need a reason to help out someone else. An IRS agent with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers.

The Tale Of Despereaux – Starring the voice talents of Matthew Broderick, Emma Watson, Dustin Hoffman, William H. Macy, and more. Follow along with a tale of three unlikely heroes – a misfit mouse who prefers reading books to eating them, an unhappy rat who schemes to leave the darkness of the dungeon, and a bumbling servant girl with cauliflower ears – whose fates are intertwined with that of the castle’s princess.

Yes Man – Starring Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, John Michael Higgins, and more. It isn’t always easy to tell someone no so Carl Allen won’t do it for a very long time. Witness the struggles he faces as he attempts to say “yes” to everything for an entire year.

Limited Release

The Class – Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.

The Wrestler – Starring Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, and more. Making your way to the top is something that no-one ever said would be easy. Experience this intense drama centered on retired professional wrestler named Randy “The Ram” Robinson as he makes his way through the independent circuit, trying to get back in the game for one final showdown with his former rival.

Our own Jenny Rushing has already seen it so check out her review here.

Moscow, Belgium – Matty, a 41-year old mother of three with a husband in his midlife-crisis, meets 29-year old Johnny, a camion driver, who takes an interest in her.