Welcome to January.  The quality goes down from here until March.  I hope to see some diamonds in the rough this winter.  This week Gary Oldman is a spy, demons are in a lady, and SHARKS!

These are the movies that will be released on Friday, January 6th, 2011
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy – Rated R

Based on the 1974 Novel, Gary Oldman stars as spy forced into retirement due to changing management.  Well that management might be dirty so Oldman gets called back to work.  Supporting cast features Academy Award winner Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, and Mark Strong.  I think this will be Batman’s James Gordon as a spy.  That suits me just fine as The only reason I am very interested in this movie is due to Gary Oldman.  Positive critical buzz doesn’t hurt either.

Verdict – This is probably one of the last great movies until we have to sit through the mediocre winter months.  Watch this while you can.

The Devil Inside – Rated R

A woman with a camera crew try to get some demons out of her mom who has been hospitalized for twenty years after killing 3 people.  Yes another exorcism movie.  I am never really excited about these kinds of movies.  They never are as good as The Exorcist but try really hard to either be the classic horror movie or top it.  Just stop trying.  As for The Devil Inside, I do not think its going to be horrible but I have seen this plot done to death and am no longer interested.

Verdict – Skipping in favor of just renting The Exorcist.

Box Office Top 5 Movies In The Country
1. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol Rated PG-13
2. Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows Rated PG-13
3. Alvin and The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked - Rated G
4. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo – Rated R
5. WarHorse – Rated PG-13

No change from last week accept for #5.  Warhorse surprises me as I thought it would do better against several blockbusters that have been in theaters for a while.  Lets see how long Mission Impossible 4 can hang on.

Still In Theatres
The Adventures of Tintin – Rated PG, The Darkest Hour – Rated PG-13, The Descendants – Rated R, Happy Feet 2 – Rated PG, Hugo – Rated PG, J.Edgar– Rated R, The Muppets – Rated PG, My Weekend With Marilyn – Rated R, New Years Eve – Rated PG-13, The Sitter – Rated R, Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 – Rated PG-13, We Bought A Zoo – Rated PG, Young Adult - Rated R

These are the movies released on DVD Tuesday January, 3rd 2012
Contagion – Rated PG-13

Matt Damon gets most of the word sick.  Its up to every actor in Hollywood to beat this disease.  Critical buzz was good so it’s worth a shot.  Though I will be watching this in a sterile environment.

Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark – Rated R

Katie Holmes is in a haunted house movie.  Nothing in the previous sentence gives me hope that this will be good.  The only saving grace is that producer Guillemro Del Toro does know his horror.  It only slightly makes me want to watch.

Shark Night 3D – Rated PG-13

Rowdy teens go to the lake for a weekend of sex and drugs.  Instead sharks attack them.  This movie reminds me of Lake Placid which is not good.  This was originally shown in 3D, which would be the only reason I would take notice.

We you guys next week for Mark Wahlberg doing his Han Solo impersonation and another 3D re-release.   If you missed it check out my top 10 movies of 2011,bottom 5 movies of 2011, and my most anticipated movies of 2012.

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Credit – IMDB.com, Boxofficemojo.com, &Yahoo!Movies.com