This weekend is when Utahns who bought individual tickets for the 2009 Sundance Film Festival get to pick their screenings (after the ticket-package holders did their selections this week).

Now comes the age-0ld question: Hey, Mr. Movie Critic, what are the good movies I should try to see?

My answer is always this: Your guess is as good as mine.

I can tell you what movies will have substantial buzz attached to them, regardless of their quality. Here are five movies, in alphabetical order, that people will be talking about before they premiere:

1. "Adventureland" (Premieres) - The director of "Superbad," Greg Mottola, teamed with the female star of "Twilight," Kristen Stewart. Even though it's hitting theaters in March, there will be plenty of interest at the festival.
2. "Big Fan" (U.S. Dramatic competition) - A dramatic turn for comedian Patton Oswalt, who plays a New York Giants fan who's assaulted by his favorite player (Michael Rapoport), this drama also marks the directorial debut of Robert Siegel, hot off his screenplay for "The Wrestler."
3. "Brief Interviews With Hideous Men" (U.S. Dramatic competition, pictured) - The writer-director of this dark drama is John Krasinski, better known as mild-mannered Jim from NBC's "The Office." The source material is a book by David Foster Wallace, who committed suicide in September.
4. "Paper Heart" (U.S. Dramatic competition) - This semi-documentary romance, featuring Michael Cera ("Superbad") and his real-life girlfriend Charlene Yi ("Knocked Up"), was generating heat in Hollywood before Sundance announced the movie's inclusion on the festival slate.
5. "The September Issue" (U.S. Documentary competition; also Salt Lake City Gala film) - R.J. Cutler's inside look at Vogue magazine and its imperious editor Anna Wintour will be a hot ticket. The fur-loving Wintour's expected appearance in Utah - and the annual gathering of PETA protesters - should make for some fireworks outside the theater.

As for general advice, think about this: Premieres will probably get released soon enough, so go for something really obscure that you're likely never to see come this way again.