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Starring Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Colin Farrell, and Robert Duvall Directed by Scott Cooper Rated R for language and brief sexuality 1 hour 51 minutes Jeff Bridges won the best actor Oscar for this performance as Bad Blake, a washed-up alcoholic country singer who is struggling to put his life together.  While on the road [...]

Starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon Directed by Clint Eastwood Rated PG-13 for brief strong language 2 hours 14 minutes It’s hard to imagine not liking this sports-themed historical drama about Nelson Mandela and the 1995 South Africa world cup rugby team. It’s got all of the ingredients for greatness, but comes up a little [...]

Starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman Directed by Rob Reiner Rated PG-13 for language, including a sexual reference 1 hour 37 minutes It seems like everyone has seen this movie, so I figure it’s about time for me.  The popularity of The Bucket List is easy to understand with its beloved stars and popular director.  [...]

Starring Nireen Faour, Melkar, Muallem, Hiam Abbass, and Alla Shawkat Directed by Cherien Dabis Rated PG-13 for brief drug use involving teens and some language 1 hour 35 minutes Entertainment Weekly and Cannes both thought this was a good film, so I ended up renting it.   That was a bit of a mistake.  Sure, this [...]

Starring Carey Mulligan and Peter Sarsgaard Directed by Lone Scherfig Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving sexual content, and for smoking 1 hour 40 minutes This coming of age movie set in 1960s London is not one I would typically see, but in my quest to view all ten of the 2010 Best Picture nominees, [...]

Starring Michael Stuhlbarg Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen Rated R for language, some sexuality/nudity, and brief violence 1 hour 46 minutes This one is about a middle-aged Jewish man and his struggles with his family, career, and faith.  It’s obviously well-acted and directed, but the story goes nowhere and ends disappointingly.  I actually think [...]

Starring George Clooney (Best Actor Nominee), Vera Farmiga (Best Supporting Actress Nominee), and Anna Kendrick (Best Supporting Actress Nominee), Directed by Jason Reitman (Best Director Nominee) Rated R for language and sexual content 1 hour 49 minutes It’s hard not to enjoy George Clooney when he’s acting cool and confident. He begins this movie at [...]

(Based on the novel “Push” by Sapphire) Starring Gabourey Sidibe (Best Actress Nominee), Mo’Nique (Best Supporting Actress Winner), Paula Patton, and Mariah Carey Directed by Lee Daniels (Best Director Nominee) Rated R for child abuse including sexual assault, and pervasive language 1 hour 49 minutes I pretty much knew what this was going to be [...]

Starring Sandra Bullock, Quentin Aaron, and Tim McGraw Directed by John Lee Hancock Rated PG-13 for one scene involving brief violence, drug and sexual references 2 hours A Best Picture nominee featuring the Best Actress and it’s all in a movie about sports?  That sounds as close to a slam dunk as you can get.  [...]

Starring Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, and Brian Geraghty Directed by Kathryn Bigelow Rated R for war violence and language 2 hours 11 minutes This is the 2009 Academy Award winner for Best Picture, so it has to be great… right?  I’m not so sure about great, but it was good.  It tells the story of [...]