Black Swan
- Directed by: Darren Aronofsky
- Starring: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel
- Plot: ”A thriller that zeros in on the relationship between a veteran ballet dancer and a rival.”
Review: Jesus, Nathalie Portman is psychotically good … so is the movie. (A)
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True Grit
- Directed by: Joel and Ethan Coen
- Starring: Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Hailee Steinfeld
- Plot: ”A tough U.S. Marshal helps a stubborn young woman track down her father’s murderer.”
Review: The West, revenge and murder aren’t funny … they’re damn hilarious. (A-)
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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 nightmare? (A-)
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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 gods..”
Review: Epic! … ly bad. (C-)
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Youth In Revolt
- Directed by: Miguel Arteta
- Starring: Michael Cera, Portia Doubleday, Jean Smart
- Plot: ”While his trailer trash parents teeter on the edge of divorce, Nick Twisp sets his sights on dream girl Sheeni Saunders, hoping that she’ll be the one to take away his virginity.”
Review: Watch Micahel Cera stage the most boring rebellion ever. (Alternate review: Scott Pilgrim Better Be Way, Way Better.) (C+)
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