It seems like there are dozens of romantic comedies that come out every year and let’s face it, all of them are virtually the same: two people that we know belong together overcome obstacles—many of which are self-inflicted—to find true love. Since the plots are so similar, what separates the good ones from the bad ones are the characters and the comedy. Fortunately, Going in the Distance features fun, lovable characters and plenty of good laughs.

When I think of some of the more popular heist movies in recent memory, I think of movies like Ocean’s Eleven and The Italian Job. What do they have in common? They were fun. They featured fun characters, a sense of humor, and a sense of cool. They also invited the audience in on the clever plans, while leaving just enough information out for a surprise or two. For two-thirds of the running time, Takers is exactly that kind of movie. Then, for some reason, it decides to take itself way too seriously. Ironically, that is when it becomes goofy.

Eat Pray Love is the much-anticipated film adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert’s 2006 memoir fully titled Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia. The book lasted 158 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list and no less than Julia Roberts has been tapped to play Gilbert. The often charming film that results is likely to win praise from fans of the book and others in its target audience, but may prove too dull and preachy for the rest of us.

If you were a fan of action movies in the eighties and early nineties, then it is hard not to be excited for The Expendables. Not only is the movie written and directed by its star and action icon Sylvester Stallone, but it also marks the first time that Stallone has appeared together with fellow action icons Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The movie promises to be a throwback to the macho movies that used to dominate the box office and in certain parts it succeeds. In others, however, it just proves why those kinds of movies have gone the way of the dinosaur.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World may be based on a graphic novel, but it plays like the best video game adaptation ever made. Even the opening Universal Studios logo and fanfare is given a classic Nintendo feel. Sitting in the theater attempting to absorb this busy movie, one gets the feeling one is caught in the middle of an epic battle between Guitar Hero and Mortal Kombat, with some of The Legend of Zelda thrown in for good measure. The result is a movie that will require at least a second viewing to fully catch all the references… but it only takes one viewing to win you over.

Never mind that the film wasn’t actually shot in IMAX, or that it’s not, properly speaking, an actual documentary. It’s kind of Himalayan reality TV, with high-def camera crews on hand to capture Conrad Anker’s staged recreations of George Mallory’s final assault on Everest in 1924, and his attempt to free-climb the legendary “Second Step” of Everest’s north ridge, the obstacle which most likely—most likely—turned Mallory and climbing partner Sandy Irvine back before summiting. So my biases aside… Is this worth your ten or twenty bucks for a ticket? I’d say probably yes. I know way more about Everest than is likely good for me, but I still know an entertaining film when I see one.