Unfortunately, this week is fairly devoid of any kind of big-name release, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t a few diamonds-in-the-rough. Read on for the releases I’m most looking forward to this week.


Chocolate (2008) :: Chocolate is a Thai martial arts movie that centers around a small autistic girl named Zen. One of the few things she responds to is chocolate, and she has also developed into quite a martial artist.  Zen’s mother has raised her alone after her father,  a Japanese mobster, was called back to Japan.  Now Zen’s mother is sick, but she can’t pay for her treatment. So they come up with a plan to use little Zen as an enforcer in order to collect on some old unpaid debts.  Those wacky Thais!

My Name Is Bruce :: The always classy Bruce Campbell plays himself in this flick about a small town beset by an old curse.  Bruce Campbell is kidnapped by some of the residents (who also happen to be  huge fans), and enlisted to lead the town against the ancient Chinese God of War in this schlock-fest!  Any fan of the Evil Dead series as well as some of Campbell’s more ‘esoteric’ stuff should definitely check this one out.

Miracle at St Anna :: Miracle at St. Anna is a World War II film by the always entertaining Spike Lee.  It begins when a quiet postal worker shoots a customer dead.  As the postal worker’s story unfolds, so does the story of a group of men holed up and under siege in the Italian Village of St. Anna during the war.  Lee adapted the story from a novel and screenplay by James McBride.

W. :: This biopic of the newly former President of the United States is brought to you by Oliver Stone.  Tracing the rise of George W. Bush  (portrayed by Josh Brolin) from bumbling alcoholic privileged son to generally reviled leader of the free world, this movie pulls no punches in its portrayal of recent historical events.

Nights in Rodanthe :: Alright, so there’s no way I’m going to see this crap, but I needed another new release, and even though there are 17 pages of new releases for this week, most of them are even worse than this.  So anyway, if you feel like going to see a heartwarming love story between Richard Gere and Diane Lane, this is your lucky day.