Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
In a nutshell: Aging Indy faces his forth challenge, chasing another ancient treasure, this time in a breakneck race against the commies (damn them!). Another Indiana Jones adventure - worth watching once 
The story: In the middle of the Cold War, the Soviets seek for what they assume was an ancient psychic super weapon that makes the A-Bomb look like a kids toy. In order to get it, they need the help of Dr. Henry Walton Jones, Jr. aka Indiana Jones. Soon, the evil Reds, led by pageboy style cut Irina Spalko find out Indy is not as cooperative as they wished he was 
The settings change, the race for the price speeds up, the effects become more and more impressive… guess how the story ends up? 
Flickcritique says: I was concerned my hero was going to be exploit but the forth episode, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is actually quiet good. I loved the hot pursuits! And Harrison Ford’s sense of humor! And the impressive CGI (watch out for the mushroom cloud!). Only the suffering from an Oedipus complex sidekick is a little annoying but I can look over this 
What I really liked however was the small hints and links to the previous Indy movies
Conclusion: It’s a typical Indiana Jones movie, even though Harrison Ford isn’t as young any more, as he was shooting the previous ones. I did not like much what the treasure turned out to be but I’d still recommend the movie to all Indy fans. And even if you think the previous Indianan Jones movies were prehistoric, give it a try, it’s much better the any recently released archeology-007 James Bond crossovers, as the “National Treasure” flicks
Watch it if you liked: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
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‘Funny Games U.S.’ – check short review
In a nutshell: The idyll of a summer house vacation is being brutally interrupted when two young sociopaths force a family into sadistic, lethal games.
The story: An upper class, perfectly happy family, mom Ann, dad George and an about twelve years young George junior (Georgie) just arrived at their beautiful, spacey summer house and are about to unpack when two youngsters, Paul and Peter, show up at their doorstep asking for a couple of eggs. A neighborly request turns quickly into an unpleasant conversation and eventually, the family faces the horror of being held hostage in their own house. Despite their regular and extreme violence rushes, both the tantalizers show perfect manners, along with a high sense of hygiene and order. They are remarkably dressed, all in white including their gloves. They keep on hurting their victims both, physically and even worse mentally in the course of a twelve hours bet over their life’s. It’s obvious that chances are little balanced in this game… I won’t tell more, since the ending is little Hollywood-stylish
Flickcritique says: The beginning is lame and a bit too long for my taste. Once the story line gets started, the movie gets more exciting, too. Ann (Naomi Watts) does a great, great job playing her part of the aging but classy mom. So does Paul (Michael Pitt). He’s been a great psychopath in ‘Murder by Numbers’ before. And this time again he’s very convincing. The rest of the actors are average or worse. I was particularly disappointed by George (Tim Roth), who has done a great job playing in ’28 Weeks Later’. Or even a better one in Tarantino’s ‘Four Rooms’. But not this time.
What I liked about the movie is that you never get to see any actual, physical violence, though the tension does not suffer under this fact at all. Also, the idea of the Paul addressing to the audience, asking for their opinion is sort of refreshing. What I did not like is the disappointment of not being surprised by the movie at any moment. Every minute seems to be predictable Also, some reactions of the captives seem a little strange, e.g. as the parents face the ultimate horror they seem to be remarkable little emotional about it.
Conclusion: An okay-to-watch psychopath remake with a few flaws 
Watch it if you liked: The Shining (1980), Panic Room (2002), Murder by Numbers (2002)