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He's arguably the most popular comic book character ever, so it's not surprising that Wolverine was selected for the first of the "X-Men Origins" prequel series. And it's equally unsurprising that the film sliced its way to the top of the box office.

The success of the the X-Men Origins: Wolverine is based on the same principle that makes its title character so appealing: action. Logan's tendency to 'claw first, ask questions last' led director Gavin Hood to pile action on top of action in, what the film's adverts called "the summer's first blockbuster."

Superhero movies are getting darker and more "adult" than ever. If "The Dark Knight" wasn't enough to convince you, Watchmen certainly will. Set in an alternate 1985, where the Cold War never ended and Nixon is still President, Watchmen is dark, gritty and borderline disturbing.

For some families, the post-holiday-gathering movie is a tradition, for others its an anomaly, but whether or not a trip to the cinema is part of your festivities, there's always a deluge of flicks aimed at those looking to escape their families for a couple hours.

Leading this year's class of "everyone-is-watching-football-so-let's-get-out-of-here" flicks is "Four Christmases," which opened nationwide November 26, starring Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon.

Even the most casual of movie-goer could deduce that there are far more crappy comedies out there than good -- for every Big Lebowski, there's dozen's of Norbit's. And based strictly on its title (and implied premise) I would have grouped Paul Blart: Mall Cop with the latter.

But something about the pure silliness of Kevin James in the title role has me thinking that Blart will be -- no, not a classic -- a mid-winter guilty pleasure.

Ever since "The Dark Knight" trickled out of theaters, Batman fans have been looking forward to the film's release on DVD and Blu-Ray.

With rumors first surfacing in August, Amazon is now taking pre-orders for TDK. With a release date of December 9, this release figures to be the 'must-have' DVD this Christmas.