‘Captain Phillips’ is clearly in command
Tom Hanks and newcomer Barkhad Abdi shine in this excellent movie
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Don’t miss ‘Like Father, Like Son’ a terrific Japanese film (yes, there are English subtitles)
A Japanese film without any samurai or geisha in it
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‘The Monuments Men’ deserves at least a small monument of its own
This is a wonderfully enjoyable, if fictionalized, history of some true heroes.
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Spike Jonze’s ‘Her’ is as excellent as its five Oscar nominations would indicate
This sci-fi film is outstanding filmmaking mixed with social commentary
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In ‘August: Osage County’ temperatures and tempers rise
Expectations were high and exceeded by the cast of ‘August: Osage County’ thanks to wonderful writing and careful direction
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‘Lone Survivor’ is worth going through Hell Week for
Based on the true story of a mission in Afghanistan in 2005 that went horribly wrong.
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Jack’s back in ‘Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit’ and it’s a welcome return
More thriller and a little less techno.
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Tune in to ‘Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues’
This film took nearly a decade to be made and it is nice to see that it didn’t suffer from that long lag time.
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You should invest in ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’
Based on the memoir of Jordan Belfort, a man who rose to the top and came crashing back to Earth
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‘47 Ronin’ is a bit disappointing, but it isn’t awful
Good action and strong performances can’t overcome a weak script in ’47 Ronin’
