The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey (2007)

When a broken-hearted boy loses the treasured wooden nativity set that links him to his dead father, his worried mother persuades a lonely ill-tempered woodcarver to create a replacement.

Old-fashioned, fairly likable Christmas movie adequately staged to get into the right mood for the season; interesting to see, almost unrecognizably,  Tom Berenger in an unusual role.

Sniper 2 (2002)

A former Marine sniper is lured back in on a top-secret mission to take out a rogue general who is committing atrocities on the Muslim population.

Above-average actioner is professionally staged with a suspense and a fairly well-considered script.

Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)

 

 

A dedicated schoolteacher spends her nights cruising bars, looking for abusive men with whom she can engage in progressively violent sexual encounters.

 

Well-made movie with a male chauvinist message about promiscuous women, but worth the watch for Diane Keaton's outstanding performance.

Halliwell (no star): "Exploitative and very boring sex melodrama which doesn't even make one believe in its central character."

Maltin*1/2: "Sordid rewrite (by director Brooks) of Judith Rossner's novel begins as intelligent study of repressed young girl, then wallows endlessly in her new "liberated" lifestyle. Keaton's performance outclasses this pointless movie."