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By The Tampa Tribune | The Tampa Tribune

Published: December 20, 2007

THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM

The third installment in the most successful of contemporary spy movie franchises is faster and more frenetic than ever. Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is still dodging bullets (and knives, fists, cars, etc.) while trying to figure out both his real identity and the covert CIA operation that turned him into a killing machine. Director Paul Greengrass mixes some political conscience with the exotic locales and breakneck action.

PG-13; 116 minutes

DECEMBER BOYS

Daniel Radcliffe sheds his Harry Potter spectacles for this nostalgic, 1960s-set tale of four Australian orphans and the life-changing holiday they spend at the seaside, including encounters with a freewheeling couple who may be in the market for an adopted son and an adventurous first love. Adapted from the novel by Michael Noonan, the film contains a number of coming-of-age milestones that won't be appropriate for Radcliffe's younger fans.

PG-13; 105 minutes

HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX

The fifth cinematic installment in J.K. Rowling's ultra-popular epic about the eponymous boy wizard continues the trend of increasing darkness, as personified by spectacularly nasty new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher Dolores Umbridge (Imelda Staunton). Staunton's stealth malevolence is a highlight of the movie, which otherwise sticks to its narrative mission proficiently, but without the visual thrills of some of the earlier films.

PG-13; 139 minutes

INTERVIEW

Sienna Miller doesn't stray too far from her own autobiography as a pampered starlet and tabloid darling who sits down for an interview with a disdainful journalist played by Steve Buscemi, who also directs this remake of a 2003 film by Dutch director Theo van Gogh. The unlikely confidantes end up spending a long, narcotics-fueled, table-turning evening together as the interview turns into an intimate power struggle.

R; 84 minutes

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2

The original cast is back for this equally effervescent sequel, in which everyone gets a summer job at the local country club — the better to prep for the big talent show. Rich villainess Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale) has a bigger role this time, and her diabolical schemes might rock the boat for lovebirds Troy (Zac Efron) and Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens). Also featured: much singing and dancing.

G; 111 minutes

LOST: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON

After a wobbly start, the third season of the desert-island drama wowed fans and critics alike with its dramatic flash-forward finale. This seven-disc boxed set includes all 23 episodes, as well as hours of bonus features that take viewers inside the world of the Others, behind the scenes of the lavish on-location Hawaiian shoots and into the writers' room, perhaps revealing a few secrets along the way.

Not rated; 991 minutes

Synopses by Amanda Henry; ratings from The Associated Press

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