Pop quiz: On your first day of high school, if you are a shy, gangly teenager whose only friend is a pudgy wannabe rapper, when you see some bloodthirsty upperclassmen stuffing the only kid dorkier than you into a locker, do you stand up for what's right or do you slink into the corners and thank god it's not you? In Drillbit Taylor, young Wade (Nate Hartley) chooses the noble and stupid option #1. This......

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend. Rocket Science - When a film is described as "inspirational," we immediately approach it with suspicion, but this one at least has an interesting premise: a 15-year-old high school student (Reece Thompson) with an uncontrollable stutter decides to work through his disability by joining the debate team at school. The film is directed by Jeffrey Blitz, who overcame a speech impediment of his own as a......

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend. Most Likely to Suck: Even Money - Lot of red flags on this one: it's an ensemble drama (ick), it's a message film (ugh!), AND it's about a seemingly unrelated group of people whose lives all end up intersecting (argh!!). And, indeed, the news from the tomatoes is not good. It may star Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito, Kelsey Grammer, Ray Liotta, Forest Whitaker, and Jay Mohr,......

The 40 Year-Old Virgin is a stupid movie. If you've seen any of the commercials, you already know that. But any movie starring Steve Carrell as a 40 year-old virgin is supposed to be stupid, and for a stupid movie, this one is pretty funny. However, The 40 Year-Old Virgin isn't quite as stupid as your average raunchy joke movie. It's produced by Judd Apatow of http://www.freaksandgeeks.com/home.shtm">Freaks and Geeks fame, which automatically raises its......