MAY

Battle for Terra
Action-adventure animation has produced some mixed results, but here we go again. The voice talent is packed with the likes of Evan Rachel Wood, Luke Wilson, Brian Cox, Justin Long, Chris Evans, David Cross, and Dennis Quaid (and more). Earth is destroyed and now humanity is running out of resources. So we decide to invade an innocent planet that appears to be populated with…

JUNE

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
This may not be hip to admit, but I'm already on record for being an unabashed fan of Michael Bay's ridiculously fun first Transformers movie. Giant robot action I wanted and giant robot action I got. Plus a little Megan Fox, an entertaining performance by La Shia and presto-chango, we got us a movie. The second looks like an amped up version of the…

JULY

Bruno
This has got to be the most anticipated comedy of the year if not the summer, no? Sacha Baron Cohen, I think, is headed for some Borat-like returns at the box office.

The Ugly Truth
This romantic comedy is a big test for Katherine Heigl. If she can make this movie fly at the box office, she gets one step closer to making the leap.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Six…

AUGUST

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
There is no way this movie works. I don't want to hear it, because I don't want to believe it, because deep down I would like nothing more than to have silly fun with this movie. I will even accept an unintentionally funny adventure that I can make fun of for the rest of my life. At least I would love it on some level.

Julie & Julia
Julia Child's memoir My Life…