It's not often that a Joseph Arthur ballad is featured in a teen comedy. But then again Saved! is no ordinary high school satire. Improbable as it seems, you may find yourself uttering, "I actually don't mind Mandy Moore," after watching Brian Dannelly's debut feature. The sickly sweet pop star plays a Jesus-loving vigilante at a private Christian secondary, where God is king and intolerance is a favourite pastime. She sets out to save her best friend and "degay" her figure-skating classmate through prayer circles, exorcisms and postering. With a permanently pursed mouth, her comedic delivery is a tad more subtle, but just as effective, as Reese Witherspoon in 1999's Election. However, it's Macaulay Culkin's paraplegic character who gets the best lines as Moore's lippy atheist brother. He and his castmates are cute and cutting from beginning to end.

And from the depths of hell, the Hughes Brothers are releasing an extended version of their 1999 mack daddy documentary. American Pimp: Raw Outtakes & The Hard Truth offers additional interviews with the likes of Snoop Dogg, a separate soundtrack CD and an extra 100 (give or take) uses of the word "bitch". » Sarah Rowland