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Based on the best-selling novel by S.J. Watson, Before I Go To Sleep stars Nicole Kidman as Christine Lucas – a woman who wakes up every day not remembering anything in her life. Her amnesia is caused by a brutal assault that she suffered in the past. Her husband Ben, played by Colin Firth starts ..
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St. Vincent is the story of neighbors, Maggie (Melissa McCarthy), a newly single working mother together with her 12 year old son Oliver (Jaeden Lieberher) and Vincent (Bill Murray), a rough around the edges, chain-smoking, gambling, alcoholic. At first glance, one would think this film would most definitely be a comedy with the combined talents ..
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The Judge is an efficacious and heartfelt film which mixes emotion, comedy, and court side drama-worthy of a couple of Oscar nominations for both Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall. Downey’s character Hank is a brash & successful “big city hot shot” attorney based in Chicago who returns to his small rural hometown roots in ..
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Gone Girl, directed by David Fincher and based upon the global bestseller by Gillian Flynn, is a thriller about a love story, a missing woman, an accused man, and an overall comment about modern marriage. This film begins on the 5th anniversary of Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) and his wife Amy’s (Rosamund Pike) marriage when ..
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Men, Women and Children is a very complex narrative about the negative effects of modern technology and social media on our relationships and basic human interactions with each other. Director Jason Reitman (Up in the Air, Juno) intertwines the stories of several parents and their teens with the common ground being the local high school ..
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Written and directed by Ned Benson, “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby” (“Them” version) is a truly touching, thought provoking, and well acted movie that gives a “real life” glimpse of life, love, and loss. We first meet Eleanor (Jessica Chastain) and Conor (James McAvoy) in the throws of new, light hearted love and laughter. However, ..
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The Maze Runner is the latest movie in the now vogue young adult series of best selling novels that we have seen pop up over the last few years.(Hunger Games, Divergent, etc…) The story begins as Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) arrives to a prison-like camp known as the “Glades” full of teenage boys.(Think a more civilized ..
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Firstly, let me just start out this review by predicting a couple of things… 1. The Guest will achieve Cult status when word gets around about it. 2. Actor Dan Stevens will be a superstar in the years to come. The Guest is the story of mysterious soldier David (Dan Stevens) who soon after being ..
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I really wanted to like this movie, but the overabundance of cheesiness, overacting, and the replaying of the same songs over and over simply made me crazy. The fictional premise is loosely based on the life of Elvis Presley had his still-born brother actually been alive and given away after birth to grow up and ..
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The much anticipated monochromatic sequel returns to theaters with several new story lines (Both Pre and Post the Original Sin City.) I normally am not a huge fan of movies in 3D, but I have to admit that this one is MADE for the genre. Directors Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez have this edgy style ..