The Best Movies in Theaters

1. 'Iron Man'
Good news, folks: The summer movie season starts off with a BANG (or is that just the sound of Black Sabbath ringing in our heads?). Driven by a flawless performance by the lovable Robert Downey Jr., 'Iron Man' is slick, smart and surprisingly hilarious. It's also one of the best superhero movies ever made. -- Kevin Polowy

2. 'Son of Rambow'
Forget the funny looks you'll get when you say you're head-over-heels in love with a 'Rambow' movie (the "W" is silent, don't you know?). Sweet, funny and irresistibly charming, this British indie, about an Amish kid and a class bully who film their own version of 'First Blood,' may be the greatest thing ever to come out of a Stallone movie. And no decapitations required. -- Patricia Chui

3. 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall'
Judd Apatow regular Jason Segel finally gets his crack at leading man-dom in this raucous gem about a sad sack who ends up at the same resort as his smokin'-hot TV-star ex-girlfriend (Kristin Bell) and her cheesy new beau. Segel also wrote the script AND shows off his flapping man parts (twice!). That takes some pretty big ... well, you know. -- Tom DiChiara

4. 'Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay'
The continuing saga of hapless but loveable stoners Harold and Kumar isn't just crasser, raunchier and more juvenile than the original (see the "pants-less" party, prison fellatio and pretty much any other scene for proof); it's also funnier AND a subtle meditation on racial stereotyping. Well, maybe it's not so subtle. -- Tom DiChiara

5. 'Baby Mama'
A certified crowd-pleaser that works mostly due to the chemistry between Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, 'Baby Mama' is like a really good episode of 'SNL.' There are loads of laughs, with a few inevitable moments of lameness in between. It's also surprisingly fresh, which is saying a lot after hits like 'Knocked Up,' 'Juno' and 'Waitress' (is pregnancy comedy an official subgenre now?). -- Kevin Polowy

6. 'Made of Honor'
If this chick flick about a cocky womanizer (Patrick Dempsey) who realizes he's in love with his dead-sexy (but soon-to-be-married) best friend (Michelle Monaghan) sounds like 'My Best Friend's Wedding' meets 'My Best Friend's Wedding,' that because, well, it is. That said, Dempsey and Monaghan have chemistry to spare; just don't expect them to reinvent the wheel. -- Tom DiChiara

7. 'The Life Before Her Eyes'
In his follow-up to the critically-acclaimed 'House of Sand and Fog,' Vadim Perelman directs this equally deeply depressing yet beautifully shot drama about a school shooting survivor (Uma Thurman) coping 15 years later. The film's daring climax will divide audiences, but we should all be able to agree Perelman could use a good hug. -- Kevin Polowy

8. 'Smart People'
Thanks to witty banter, compelling (if deeply, deeply flawed) characters and a healthy dose of comic mayhem -- courtesy of ass-baring slacker Thomas Hayden Church and anal overachiever Ellen Page -- 'People' is smarter and more entertaining than your average dysfunctional family dramedy. -- Tom DiChiara

9. 'The Visitor'
Much like Tom McCarthy's first film, the indie charmer 'Station Agent,' his follow-up is simple, sweet and quietly powerful. And while this film is also centered around lonely souls, McCarthy mostly abandons the quirkiness of 'Agent' for hot-button social commentary, resulting in one of the most effective films to tackle the immigration debate yet. -- Kevin Polowy

10. 'Horton Hears a Who!'
So what if it paints kangaroos in an unfairly harsh light (cocky marsupials!); this Seuss adaptation is funny, heartfelt and beautifully rendered. And Steve Carell and Jim Carrey make a comic dream team as the teeny-tiny mayor of Whoville and the giant-hearted elephant who team up to prove that "a person's a person, no matter how small." -- Tom DiChiara