July 2010
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Inception
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page
Plot: ”In a world where technology exists to enter the human mind through dream invasion, a highly skilled thief is given a final chance at redemption which involves executing his toughest job till date, Inception.”
Review: Jesus, was this film a kickass dream or epic...
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The Runaways
Directed by: Floria Sigismondi
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Michael Shannon
Plot: ”A coming-of-age biopic about ’70s teenage band The Runaways.”
Review: Sex, drugs and rock and roll! … Plus, some terrible storytelling. (C+)
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Directed by: Niels Arden Oplev
Starring: Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace, Sofia Ledarp
Plot: ”A journalist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing — or dead — for forty years by a young female hacker.”
Review: The best Swedish things ever: Fish. Meatballs. Thriller movies. (A)
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Toy Story 3
Directed by: Lee Unkrich
Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack
Plot: ” Woody, Buzz, and the rest of their toy-box friends are dumped in a day-care center after their owner, Andy, departs for college.”
Review: Damnit, Pixar! Now even playing with toys makes me cry. (A)
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Hot Tub Time Machine
Directed by: Steve Pink
Starring: John Cusack, Clark Duke, Craig Robinson
Plot: ”Four guy friends, all of them bored with their adult lives, travel back to their respective 80s heydays thanks to a time-bending hot tub.”
Review: Hot tubs? Time machines? This movie has everything! (B+)
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Edge of Darkness
Directed by: Martin Campbell
Starring: Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston
Plot: ” As homicide detective Thomas Craven investigates the death of his activist daughter, he uncovers not only her secret life, but a corporate cover-up and government collusion.”
Review: Mel Gibson hasn’t kicked this much ass since Hanukah. (B+)
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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Directed by: Chris Columbus
Starring: Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario
With: Uma Thurman, Sean Bean, Piece Brosnan, Steve Coogan, Rosario Dawson and Catherine Keener
Plot: ” A teenager discovers he’s the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the ...