Everyone has a regret or two. There are some that can nibble away at your conscience and surface when you are alone and in the dark. Often they tend to be those where you had a choice of which path to take. You look back at them and argue with yourself over the choice made, that you could have stopped yourself from taking a decision. They are ones where, in a split second, you tell yourself not to do it. But you go ahead anyway. Leeann Lewis (Rebecca Pidgeon) is plagued by many such regrets. She is taking care of her invalid mother, Mary Lewis (Jean Morpurgo), instead of living her life selling homes in sunny LA. She is trying to romance Jesse Stone (Tom Selleck) but she has a leash about her ankle and can’t travel too far from mum and home. She is wishing her missing sister hadn’t been murdered in a bank holdup some years earlier. And there are others.

Director:  Robert Harmon Writer:  Ronni Kern; Robert B. Parker Cast:
Tom Selleck -  Chief Jesse Stone Kathy Baker -  Rose Gammon Kohl Sudduth -  Luthor ‘Suitcase’ Simpson Sean Young -  Sybil Martin Rebecca Pidgeon -  Leeann Lewis Mika Boorem -  Cathleen Holton Viola Davis -  Molly Crane Stephen McHattie -  Captain Healy		William Devane -  Dr. Dix William Sadler -  Gino Fish Saul Rubinek -  Hasty Hathaway James Gammon -  Bob Nigel Bennett -  Harrison Pendelton Philip Dinn -  Cab Driver Joe the Dog -  Reggie John Beale -  Dr. Perkins

I’ve watched a lot of movies. After a few, you begin to see patterns emerge and some things which appear odd or interesting once, reappear again and again. But I must admit some of them are unique to this little flick. A tip of the hat to the folks who can up with guard sheep with really sharp teeth, duck fights with boxing gloves on their webbed feet, popping that champagne cork up Joey Cortino’s (Billy Burke) nose and him digging it out, Pepper Gianini’s (Pamela Gidley) tongue going in an ear then coming out the other, the watermelon in Vincenzo Cortino’s (Lloyd Bridges) mouth and so on. But then I quite like fart jokes.

Director:  Jim Abrahams Writer:  Jim Abrahams; Greg Norberg; Michael McManus Cast:
Jay Mohr -  Anthony ‘Tony’ Cortino Billy Burke -  Joey Cortino Christina Applegate -  Diane Steen Pamela Gidley -  Pepper Gianini Olympia Dukakis -  Sophia Lloyd Bridges -  Vincenzo Cortino Jason Fuchs -  Young Vincenzo Cortino Joe Viterelli -  Dominick Clamato		Tony Lo Bianco -  Cesar Marzoni Blake Hammond -  Fatso Paulie Orsatti Phil Suriano -  Frankie Totino Vincent Pastore -  Gorgoni Marisol Nichols -  Carla Carol Ann Susi -  Clamato’s Wife Gregory Sierra -  Bonifacio Vera Lockwood -  Rosa Cortino

One of the many steps we take as we grow into an adult is consider how we fit into the culture in which we find ourselves. This is particularly the case when we move to another city, take on a new occupation and gather around us new friends and loved ones. When we’re faced with showing someone new where we come from, sometimes we slip back into our old life leaving our new acquaintance gobsmacked. It is as if they have been replaced by a not-to-bright alien.

George (Alessandro Nivola) has the demeanour of a cosmopolitan sophisticate and his new wife Madeleine (Embeth Davidtz), a chic art gallery owner from Chicago, is smitten. On a trip to corral a new artist who lives near George’s family, they stop by for a visit. Madeleine doesn’t know quite what to make of the George she sees and how he reacts to old family friends. From the gospel singing with his old church choir buddies to how he is greeted at a church supper, she is stunned by this man she hardly knows.

Director:  Phil Morrison Writer:  Angus MacLachlan Cast:
Amy Adams -  Ashley Embeth Davidtz -  Madeleine Alessandro Nivola -  George Frank Hoyt Taylor -  David Wark Celia Weston -  Peg Scott Wilson -  Eugene Ben McKenzie -  Johnny Amy Barefoot -  Kitty, friend at shower		Annette Beatty -  Dr. Beatty Matt Besser -  Scout who goes in Beth Bostic -  Lucille, the neighbor Jamie Castlebury -  Woman at Shower Carrie Daniel -  Bonnie, friend at shower Jeffrey Dean Foster -  Gallery Assistant Katherine Foster -  Pregnant Patient Teresa Fowler -  Nurse #1

Most people see the fat kids as a source of amusement and ridicule. Their feelings are treated by others like those of a cartoon character. Jamie Palamino (Amy Smart), the ex-cheerleader, thinks of Chris Brander (Ryan Reynolds) as a friend while he’s pining away in unrequited love for her. She can’t see past her memories of him and he’s now ready to take a shot if only the proper moment comes along.

Director:  Roger Kumble Writer:  Adam ‘Tex’ Davis; Adam Davis Cast:
Ryan Reynolds -  Chris Brander Amy Smart -  Jamie Palamino Anna Faris -  Samantha James Chris Klein -  Dusty Christopher Marquette -  Mike Julie Haggerty -  Chris’ Mom Stephen Root -  KC Fred Ewanuick -  Clark		Amy Matysio -  Darla Barry Flatman -  Mr. Palamino Maria Arcé -  Athena James Bitonti -  Bouncer Annie Brebner -  Sarah Jason Bryant -  Customer Simon Chin -  Sound Engineer Cavan Cunningham -  Record Producer “Ron”

It’s hard to grieve the loss of someone you love. About all you have is your memories and perhaps somewhere which marks their life. Jesse Stone (Tom Selleck) lost his girl Abby Taylor (Polly Shannon) in an earlier movie, Stone Cold (2005). He visits her grave, kneels, chokes up, squeezes out a tear at the memory of her death.

Director:  Robert Harmon Writer:  J.T. Allen; Tom Selleck; Michael Brandman; Robert B. Parker Cast:
Tom Selleck -  Chief Jesse Stone Edward Edwards -  Bishop Matt Barr -  Hooker Royce Gary Basaraba -  Norman Shaw Orla Brady -  Lilly Summers Debra Christofferson -  Mrs. Snyder Viola Davis -  Molly Crane John Diehl -  Jerry Snyder		Joe the Dog -  Reggie Brendan Kelly -  Lovey Norris John MacLaren -  ER Doctor Stephen McHattie -  Captain Healy Liisa Repo-Martell -  Carole Genest Vito Rezza -  Anthony D’Angelo Kerri Smith -  Sister Mary John Kohl Sudduth -  Luther ‘Suitcase’ Simpson