Writer-director Robert D. Siegel admires the faithful. Both his script for The Wrestler, and now his directorial debut, Big Fan, focus on men whose dreams have bankrupted every aspect of their lives -- except the spiritual. His films would likely be overlooked art-house material if these muted Christian allegories weren’t so intermittently corny, droll and mawkishly sentimental. Everyone, after all, loves an underdog.

Word of mouth on Watchmen has been so negative since the film's release last Friday, that even I -- a fan of the graphic novel -- am wondering if I'll ever find the motivation to see it before it leaves multiplexes. Friends (Alan Moore faithfuls and plebeians alike) have gotten me so bummed about the supposed lack of suspense, the fight scenes, the crap acting, and the almost three-hour runtime. My only reason for seeing the movie now is to check out its most preposterous aspect: that infamous sex scene. Sensing this rapidly spreading vitriol, two people -- one with a strong connection to the film, and one who feels strongly connected to it -- have taken to the interwebs to plead with us, go watch Watchmen!

There are so many movies screening at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City this year that it's nearly impossible to choose ten that are most buzzworthy. I say nearly impossible, because I just pulled it off.

● Adventureland - Because this coming-of-age story set in an amusement park is from the director of Superbad. Because it has two of our favorite Kristens, Stewart and Wiig. Because of these clips. And because this is this year's "This year's Little Miss Sunshine."