Category: Ratings
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Arbitrage: If Ted Kennedy can do it…
Arbitrage – 2012 Written and Directed by Nicholas Jarecki Starring Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth, Brit Marling, Laetitia Casta, Nate Parker Arbitrage uses a couple of old stories, combines them, and with some very good acting turns, makes it worth your time. What starts out as a congenial old guy, Robert Miller (Gere) who dodged…
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For A Good Time Call: More genuine than the real thing
For A Good Time Call – 2012 Directed by Jamie Travis Starring Ari Graynor, Lauren Miller, Justin Long, Sugar Lyn Beard, Mimi Rogers, Nia Vardolos, Mark Webber, James Wolk, Seth Rogen Written by Lauren Miller, Katie Anne Naylon “You know you’re not better than me. You’re not better than phone sex.” Lauren and Katie are at the…
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Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 2: Falling for the bluff
Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 Directed by Bill Condon Starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattison, Taylor Lautner, Billy Burke, Dakota Fanning, Ashley Greene, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Kellen Lutz, Nikki Reed, Jackson Rathbone, Sarah Clarke, Michael Sheen, Mackenzie Foy, Maggie Grace Screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg based on the novel by Stephanie Meyer At this point, its obvious to everyone. This was…
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Sinister: You’ve seen some of it before, but not all of it
Sinister – 2012 Director Scott Derrickson Starring Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance, Fred Dalton Thompson, Nick King, James Ransone, Clare Foley, Michael Hall D’Addario Screenplay Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill Sinister is a strange name for this film, even if it is technically correct. As defined: threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous, it works. For some reason, I picture Snidely…
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End of Watch: I’ve got your back
End of Watch – 2012 Written and Directed by David Ayer Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Natalie Martinez, Anna Kendrick, David Harbour, Frank Grillo, America Ferrera, Cody Horn End of Watch is one of the most gripping police dramas made in many years. Its power is in an immediate filming style which uses primarily smaller digital cameras…
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