"The Twilight Saga: New Moon"
The tale of the sullen teenage misfit and her sparkly vampire boy-toy resumes with Edward (Robert Pattinson) leaving Bella (Kristen Stewart) seemingly for good over fear of harming her.
"The Blind Side"
Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw play a well-to-do Texas couple who take in a homeless black teenager as their ward and watch him blossom into an excellent student and terrific football player.
"2012"
Roland Emmerich's latest big-budget disaster movie takes place three years from now, the same year the Mayans supposedly predicted would mark the end of the world. John Cusack and Amanda Peet play an ex-married couple who are thrown back together to protect their children when a series of natural catastrophes threatens to...
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Another classic toy and cartoon franchise comes to the big screen. This time it's G.I. Joe, and like other recent toy-based movie adaptations, this one doesn't disappoint. M.A.R.S. owner James McCullen (Christopher Eccleston) has created a nanotechnology-based weapon capable of destroying an entire city and sells it to NATO.
"Orphan"
In "Orphan," Kate (Vera Farmiga) and John Coleman (Peter Sarsgaard) are having problems in their marriage after the couple's third child is stillborn. The loss is hardest on Kate, who is recovering from a drinking problem that caused her to lose her job.
"State of Play"
Based on the BBC miniseries, this story of political scandal is sort of a throwback. It is told from the floor of a newsroom. Russell Crowe plays an old-school journalist, putting the role of a newspaper man in perspective.
Reviews to help you choose
ASTRO BOY Slick, stylish CG-animated take on the vintage Japanese TV 'toon, but as robotic as its boy hero. With the voices of Nicolas Cage, Charlize Theron, Kristen Bell, and with Freddie Highmore as the kid with rockets in his feet. 1 hr.
The national rentals for the week ending October 31 are:
1. "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"
2. "The Proposal"
3. "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs"
4. "Land of the Lost"
5. "X-Men Origins: Wolverine"
6. "State of Play"
7. "Nothing Like the Holidays"
8. "Year One"
9. "Drag Me to Hell"
10. "Monsters vs. Aliens"
Source: Netflix