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Kim Hollis: I've been unbelievably busy, so I haven't seen as many movies as I normally might. But here's a brief rundown.

Phineas and Ferb Across the Second Dimension - I am an unabashed P&F fan, and the made-for-TV movie was just a blast. Don't dismiss this show because it's a cartoon on the Disney Channel. It is super smart and amazingly fun. For those who remember Rocko's Modern Life, the two shows share creators and it's very clear that Jeff "Swampy" Marsh and Dan Povenmire are guys I would be friends with in real life.

Paul - I have loved Simon Pegg and Nick Frost going all the way back to their Spaced days, and I thought that Paul was a sweet and occasionally crude comedy that proved a perfectly nice diversion during a very hectic couple of weeks. It's not on the same level as Shaun of the Dead or Hot Fuzz, but then again it didn't have Edgar Wright at the helm.

Fright Night - I am one of those people who watched the original film over and over again back in the days when it was dominating the pay movie channels, and to this day I think that Chris Sarandon has provided one of the best vampire portrayals I've ever seen. I was intrigued to see how they would update Fright Night for a new century/generation, not to mention how Colin Farrell would work as the new "vampire named Jerry." I was thrilled to see that the new movie is distinctly different from the movie that inspired it - and in a good way. While Fright Night 2011 still has comedic moments, it played the vampire story a lot more menacingly and disturbingly than the original movie did. Farrell is simultaneously charming, amusing and terrifying. And David Tennant proves to me that my total crush on him is justified.

X-Men: First Class - This is a pretty terrific little superhero movie, with some really fine performances from Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy. It's just too bad that January Jones kills every scene she's in with her inability to use inflection or facial expressions. I actually think that X-Men and Captain America make for nice bookend movies more so than Cap and Thor. Both feel like throwback movies, and I very much like the atmosphere they create.

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