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In the end, she wakes up in bed with Bob Newhart.

Kim Hollis: There's been a lot of criticism of the twist ending in Orphan. What do you think is the last best twist ending you have seen?

Josh Spiegel: I'll endorse The Prestige here, a great movie to begin with. The ending, though, and the deeper meanings it has, are very powerful, and well-choreographed by director Christopher Nolan. Moreover, with the way that the story's turns have gone, nothing with that ending seems too wildly implausible or nonsensical (and from what I've read of Orphan's ending, that movie is a bit guilty of being too out there). Twist endings these days are too forced and outlandish to work well, but The Prestige managed to skate by such issues.

Jason Lee: A lot of twist endings that didn't work jump to mind pretty quickly (Knowing, I'm looking at you). As far as good twist endings, this is a little old, but gotta say, I liked the ending of Skeleton Key.

Kim Hollis: The Prestige isn't a bad choice, but I'll go with a different Christopher Nolan film for best twist - Memento.

David Mumpower: Memento's ending actually did away with a lot of its enjoyment for me. I've never a fan of nihilism for the sake of nihilism. I agree with Jason that Skeleton Key had a good one, but I'll suggest another release from that same year, 2005. I thought Hide and Seek did a great job of hiding the reveal in plain sight. Both of those films are worthy of throwing in your Netflix queue if you haven't watched them.

Tim Briody: I just have to say, the ending of Orphan was spoiled for me and I laughed hysterically for a good five minutes.

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

Kim Hollis: With the majority of the major releases now in theaters, BOP's Scott Lumley is wondering what movies are on your radar?

Josh Spiegel: Despite the overabundance of ads (featuring the same jokes with the foreign doctor), I am very eagerly awaiting Funny People. Judd Apatow, as a director, has a good track record and I'm hoping this movie will continue that streak. I'm also curious about District 9, though that's another movie I'll be fine never seeing another trailer for again. Once the summer passes, I'm looking to late September, for The Invention of Lying, Ricky Gervais' directorial debut; it's got a solid comedic cast and Gervais behind the helm. Aside from that, though, it may be time to lay back until Oscar season comes around.

Jim Van Nest: At this point, it's Inglourious Basterds and nothing else.

Jason Lee: Definitely looking forward to Funny People. And seeing as how I recap Top Chef each week, it should come as little surprise that I'm super eager for Julia and Julia (I'm sure that this will bag her a 16th Oscar nom). I also think that District 9 is looking better than I'd imagined.

Kim Hollis: I'm definitely interested in Funny People, and after that it's all about Ponyo. From there, I'm all excited about Where the Wild Things Are and The Fantastic Mr. Fox. Hello, my name is Kim, and I like cartoons.

David Mumpower: I'll go see it because of the talent involved, but the Funny People ads do nothing for me. I also haven't seen much about Inglourious Basterds that excites me. With The Time Traveler's Wife looking like a mistake, that leaves District 9 as the remaining summer title that intrigues me. After that, we're talking about 9, The Informant and Coco Before Chanel. This summer has largely been a bust. I guess there was just no way to sustain the momentum created by the first quarter of 2009.

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