Remember the movie Mortal Kombat? I certainly remember parts of it…while trying to nap. But the noise of the film kept waking me up. Well, that’s Ninja Assassin, a sort of video game in flick form. The basis of the story is a young ninja who returns to the orphanage where he was raised, which leads to a confrontation with a fellow ninja. For gamers there is a ton of blood spurting and body parts flying, the problem is, there is no controller – and this movie needed a controller desperately.

Hallelujah, Disney’s first black princess comes in dazzling hand-drawn color in The Princess and the Frog. There is much to love about the pic beginning with the time-honored animation. It’s a return to the type of spectacular musical films that brought about the animation renaissance for the studio beginning with The Little Mermaid and has the strong story elements of their classic early films like Pinocchio and Cinderella. The Princess and the Frog was the brainchild of Aladdin directors, John Musker and Ron Clements. Like all of the Disney animated movie, there is a strong message – this one is steeped in responsibility. Plus is great to see that 2-D animation is still alive and well at the studio.

If you liked Wild Hogs, you’re probably going to enjoy Old Dogs. Same idea, different circumstances as two friends/business partners find themselves watching over a pair of twins while they’re on the verge of the biggest business deal of their lives. Kids, kid activities, the zoo and two parent-challenged guys…what’s not funny about that? Let’s hope everyone digs slapstick. Old Dogs stars Robin Williams, John Travolta, Kelly Preston and Seth Green. Travolta and Preston’s daughter, Ella Bleu Travolta and newcomer Conner Rayburn play the children.

Me and Orson Welles is set in 1937 and is Director Richard Linklater’s coming-of-age story about a teen (Zac Efron) who wriggles his way into the Mercury Theater under the direction of Orson Welles (Christian McKay). The film is hardly earth shattering in content, but it’s nice to see Efron trying to stretch past his High School Musical image. However, it’s Christian McKay who rises well above the level of the movie.

What a way to usher in the Thanksgiving holiday than with a post-Apocalyptic film like The Road. A father (Viggo Mortensen) and his son (Kodi Smit-McPhee) struggle to survive with nothing more than a pistol to defend themselves against a bunch of cannibal creeps on the way to the warmer southern regions. Tough to watch, but occasionally worth the depressing adventure.