'Here I Stand'

ARTIST: Usher

RELEASED: May 27

MY THOUGHTS: Four years have passed since his last release, and new genres of R&B have emerged. Can the "king of R&B" keep up with the times while taking care of his wife and son?

I say maybe: This album is a satisfactory follow-up. I doubt that it will be as successful as Confessions, but it will be successful in its own right. With club bangers such as Love in This Club and This Ain't Sex, and love ballads such as Love You Gently, this album shows the growth Usher had since his last release.

GRADE: B+

-- Brianna Mack

'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'

RELEASED: May 22

RATED: PG-13

MY THOUGHTS: In his most farfetched adventure yet, Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) tries to solve the mystery of the mysterious and possibly alien crystal skulls.

Time has moved on from the Nazis to the Russians and the era of the Cold War in the 1950s, and Indiana must confront the Russian KGB in its race to get the skulls and use them to control the world.

The entire movie seems like a mirror version of the previous three, but lacks the spirit and the vigor that propelled the first three to success. The movie seems to be the end to the franchise, and Jones' last great adventure, though his spirit still shines through in his protÃgà Mutt Williams (Shia LaBeouf).

GRADE: A-

-- John Klement

'Denise Richards: It's Complicated'

RELEASED: May 26

NETWORK: E!, 10 p.m. Sundays

MY THOUGHTS: Denise Richards' It's Complicated is just as flat as all the other shows playing on E! You'd be better off watching The Girls Next Door or Keeping up with the Kardashians, which features a slew of dim-witted chicks, than watch Ms. Richards use foul language, go on blind dates and find a stud to mate with her pet pig. After about the first 10 minutes, it turns sour; there is though, the thrill of seeing someone famous attempt to lead an average life.

GRADE: B-

-- William Fleming