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Kam's Kapsules by Kam Williams

After the Sunset (PG-13 for sexuality, profanity, and violence). Cat-and-mouse thriller about a thief (Pierce Brosnan) whose retirement to an island retreat is disturbed by the arrival of his FBI Agent nemesis (Woody Harrelson). With Salma Hayek, Don Cheadle, Obba Babatunde, and Mykelti Williamson.

Alfie (R for sex, expletives, and drug use). Remake of the 1966 classic replaces Michael Caine with Jude Law as the carefree playboy whose womanizing ways might come to an end after one of his girlfriends ends up pregnant. Cast includes Marisa Tomei, Susan Sarandon, and Nia Long.

Being Julia (R for sexuality). Romance drama, set in London in the 1930s, features Annette Bening as an aging stage actress who, at the height of her career, takes refuge from a stale marriage in an illicit love affair with an ardent American admirer half her age.

Birth (R for sexuality). Otherworldly romance drama starring Nicole Kidman as a widow who thinks that the 10 year-old boy with a crush on her might be the reincarnation of her dead husband. With Lauren Bacall as her mother and Anne Heche as her best friend.

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (R for sex and expletives). Renee Zellweger reprises her title role, while Hugh Grant returns, too. Sequel, set four weeks later, has Bridget already bored with her new beau (Colin Firth) and dealing with lesbian longings for his co-worker (Jacinda Barrett).

Enduring Love (R for profanity, violence, and a disturbing image). Serendipitous British drama about the crisscrossed fates of strangers who tried to save the day during a deadly hot air balloon accident. With Samantha Morton, Rhys Ifans, Daniel Craig, and Bill Nighy.

Finding Neverland (PG for adult themes and mild epithets). Johnny Depp stars as Scottish playwright J.M. Barrie in this family drama which speculates about what might have been the inspiration behind Peter Pan, his revered children's classic. With Kate Winslet, Vanessa Redgrave, Dustin Hoffman, and Julie Christie.

The Grudge (PG-13 for horror fare). Halloween horror film starring Sarah Michelle Gellar as a nurse working in Tokyo where a supernatural, easily-spread virus has been unleashed which sends its victims into an uncontrollable, fatal rage

I Heart Huckabees (R for expletives and a sex scene). Introspective romantic comedy starring Lily Tomlin and Dustin Hoffman as a married couple who help an assortment of neurotics handle existential crises. Ensemble cast includes Jude Law, Naomi Watts, Mark Wahlberg, Isabelle Huppert, Jason Schwartzman, Tippi Hedren, and Shania Twain..

The Incredibles (PG for action violence). Disney animated, sci-fi adventure about a family of super-heroes, living secretly in suburbia under the Witness Protection Program, who come out of seclusion to save the world from a super-villain bent on world domination. Voices of CGI characters provided by Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson, Craig T. Nelson, and Jason Lee.

The Motorcycle Diaries (R for profanity). Biopic based on the journals of Che Guevera, written in 1951-52, when the future leader of the Cuban Revolution was a carefree, 23 year-old medical student.

National Treasure (PG for violence and scary images). Disney kiddie adventure starring Nicholas Cage as an archeologist in search of a treasure chest buried by Founding Fathers George Wahington, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson during the Revolutionary War. Includes Jon Voight, Harvey Keitel, and Christopher Plummer.

The Polar Express (G). Animated adaptation of Jumanji author Chris Van Allsburg's children's book about a boy who's belief in Santa Claus is rewarded by the arrival of a train to take him to the North Pole as proof. Tom Hanks stars, supplying the voice of a half-dozen characters including the boy, his father, the conductor, a hobo, Scrooge and St. Nick.

Ray (PG-13 for sex and adult themes). Jamie Foxx disappears into the title role in this bio-pic based on the life of legendary blues singer Ray Charles. With Regina King, Terrence Howard, Kerry Washington, Larenz Tate, and Aunjanue Ellis.

Seed of Chucky (R for sex, expletives, and violence). Brad Tourif (Chucky) and Jennifer Tilly (Tiffany) reprise their roles in the fifth installment of the horror comedy series. This sequel to Bride of Chucky introduces Glen (Billy Boyd), the demon offspring of the serial killer dolls.

Shall We Dance (PG-13 for sexual references and brief profanity). Remake of the 1996 Japanese hit about a bored accountant whose marriage gets inadvertently revitalized when he secretly signs up for lessons with the attractive, young dance teacher he has admired from afar. Here, Richard Gere plays the jaded, middle-aged student opposite Jennifer Lopez. Cast also includes Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci and Nick Cannon.

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (PG for crude humor). This adaptation of the popular Nickelodeon cartoon has its super-absorbent, super-hero (Tom Kenny) abandon the safety of Bikini Bottom to retrieve the stolen crown of King Neptune. With voicework supplied by Alec Baldwin, Jeffrey Tambor, James Earl Jones, Scarlett Johansson, and David Hasselhoff.

Stage Beauty (R for sex and expletives). Late 17th century costume drama starring Billy Crudup as England's most celebrated cross-dressing thespian whose career comes to a crashing halt after King Charles II decides it's time that females be permitted to play women's roles. With Clair Danes as his ex-assistant-turned-actress.

Vera Drake (R for adult themes). Feminist drama, set in England in the 1950s, about a well-meaning maid (Imelda Staunton) secretly moonlighting as an abortionist who finds herself under arrest after one of her clients develops serious complications after a procedure.