Required viewing from the week in movies.

A Solitary ManThere is one way -- and one way only -- that we like Michael Douglas: straight-up sleazy. Whether as "Wall Street"'s back-stabbing Gordon Gekko or the sex-crazed cads from "Basic Instinct" and "Fatal Attraction," Douglas is at his best when he's playing jerks with loose morals. "A Solitary Man" is a return to form for Douglas, who plays a washed-up divorced dad still scamming on young ladies despite his graying temples. Jenna Fischer, Susan Sarandon and Danny Devito round out the eclectic cast. Devito and Douglas together again? The '80s really are back!

Also in theaters:
-- Should the fact that "MacGruber" is the best "Saturday Night Live" movie since "Wayne's World" really be a selling point? Even listening to Will Forte's drag character from "30 Rock" sing "If I Could Turn Back Time" for 90 minutes would be preferable to sitting through "It's Pat" or "The Ladies Man." If "MacGruber" is a hit, can we look forward to more Will Forte characters on the big screen? We would watch the hell out of a "Falconer" movie.
-- "Shrek Forever After" really seems more like a threat than a title. There is no way we've seen the end of this godawful franchise. At the very least, The Gingerbread Man is getting a spin-off.
-- "Holy Rollers" tells the true-life tale of some Hasidic Jews who moonlighted as ecstasy smugglers during the late '90s. Get it? Cause they are holy and they're "rolling" on E? Ah, forget it.