1. Bruce Almighty - Verily I say unto thee: Jim Carrey is hilarious and touching as a self-centered TV reporter taking over for a vacationing God (Morgan Freeman). Let there always be comedy in Carrey's film choices, forever and ever, amen.
2. The Matrix Reloaded - Part 2 of the Matrix chronicles adds more exciting special effects and deeper philosophical meaning to the 1999 original. Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne continue their war against an insidious, computer-generated virtual reality.
3. Down with Love - A feminist author (Renee Zellweger) and a playboy reporter (Ewan McGregor) clash in this tribute to 1960s battle-of-the-sexes comedies. It's cinematic cotton candy, but satisfying enough.
4. X-Men 2: X-Men United - The popular Marvel Comics superheroes return with a new villain, more mutants and an admirable sense of purpose beyond stunts and special effects. Now showing in digital projection at Parkside 16 in Pinellas Park.
5. The Dancer Upstairs - John Malkovich's moody directorial debut gets high marks from Times correspondent Philip Booth. Javier Bardem stars as a Peruvian cop tracking a terrorist.
Upcoming releases
May 30: Finding Nemo; The Italian Job; Wrong Turn
June 6: 2 Fast 2 Furious; Prozac Nation; Spellbound
June 13: Hollywood Homicide; Rugrats Go Wild; From Justin To Kelly; Dumb & Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd; Jet Lag
June 20: The Hulk; Alex & Emma
June 27: Charlie's Angels 2: Full Throttle; 28 Days Later; Valentin
July 2: Terminator 3: The Rise of the Machines; Legally Blonde: Red, White & Blonde; Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
July 9: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
July 11: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen; The Forgotten
July 18: Bad Boys II; Exorcist: The Beginning; How to Deal; Johnny English; The Magdelene Sisters
July 25: Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life; Seabiscuit; Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Aug. 1: American Wedding; Gigli; Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (rerelease); Dirty Pretty Things
Aug. 8: S.W.A.T.; Matchstick Men; Shaolin Soccer
Aug. 15: Freddy vs. Jason; The Medallion; Uptown Girls
