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Here's a rundown on some of the films I've seen lately:

Madagascar II: Escape to Africa - Yes, the critters finally make it to Africa. Romance, dance numbers, witchdoctors, kung fu, and a group of penguins that make Macgiver look like Red Green. Not exactly intellectually stimulating, but good, family fun nonetheless.

Late Fragment - We rented this film as it was marketed as an interactive film where the audience could select different options at different moments to arrive at different endings. Seems intriguing, right? Kinda like a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure book? Sadly, in this case, 'interaction' meant channel surfing through four surprisingly unengaging stories with characters that one just couldn't get into. Late Fragment? Frag it!

Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man - We watched this one all the way through. It gave plenty of interesting insight into this reknowned poet, as well as covering a number of his most famous songs. Sadly though, the cover artists tended to be on the mediocre side and often did not do the songs justice. Still, it's fairly watchable, even for someone who isn't a big fan: Cohen is just that interesting!

Doomsday - Essentially, this British film is Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome crossed with 28 Weeks Later and an added pinch of Escape from New York. If you're into post-apocalyptic action films, this is good, if occasionally gruesome, fun. Highlights include remote controlled eyeballs, Bob Hoskins, SCA gone wrong, decapitations, black knights, cannibalism, and some seriously freaky punks.