EXPELLIARMUS YOUR TELEVISION

Lumos! There's a Harry Potter-style wand that controls TVs, ceiling fans and more via thirteen pre-programmed gestures.

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS...

...is pee-yourself funny, waaaaaay smart, and quite beautiful to look at (especially in RealD 3D).

Did I mention pee-yourself funny? The jokes come fast and clever, many of them purely visual -- this is the kind of movie that left me breathless from laughing and wanting to immediately see it again. I have a feeling it will not only hold up to repeat viewing, it will probably require it to really catch everything.

Big huge hugs and props to my pal Billy, whose lovely CGI lighting and compositing handiwork you can enjoy throughout the film. He came along with us tonight, and it was a treat to see it with him.

Run, do not walk, to see this movie this weekend, in a theater, in 3D.