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THE MESSENGER (2009) (***1/2)
Check Out the TrailerNominated for two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Screenplay, this psychological look at the effects of war understands what we feel and what others...
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THE A-TEAM (2010) (**)
Check Out the Trailers & ClipsThe original TV series was one of my favorites growing up as a kid. I eagerly tuned in each week to watch what new adventure these soldiers of fortune got themselves...
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RESTREPO (2010) (***1/2)
Check Out the TrailerThere have been many documentary films made about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. None of them put the viewer into the war from such a first-hand perspective as this one....
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CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER (2011) (***)
Check Out the Trailer and ClipsSteve Rogers is a 90 lbs weakling, but he has the heart and guts of a warrior. He keeps getting rejected at recruitment centers trying to join the fight in World War II....
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LEBANON (2010) (***1/2)
Check Out the TrailerI’m not the first person to draw the parallel between this Israeli film and the German classic DAS BOOT. Instead of a submarine, the story takes place inside a tank. The...
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STARSHIP TROOPER (1997) (***)
Check Out the TrailerPaul Verhoeven’s adaptation of Robert A. Heinlein’s celebrated young adult sci-fi novel is a curious production. Like Verhoeven did with ROBOCOP, he weaves dark satire and extreme...
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INCENDIES (2011) (****)
Check Out the TrailerWhat if upon your mother’s death you learned that your father was still alive and that you had a brother you never knew about? Then you were asked to find them. Through the process...
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WAR HORSE (2011) (***1/2)
Check Out the TrailerOver the years Steven Spielberg has certainly adapted his style to fit the project. The black & white cinematography in SCHINDLER’S LIST added a grim solemnity. The desaturated...
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THE WHISTLEBLOWER (2011) (***)
Chec Out the TrailerIt’s frightening that in the 21st century sex trafficking is becoming a bigger issue each year. The reason is simple — it’s extremely profitable. Young women are stolen and forced...
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THE AVENGERS (2012) (***1/2)
Check out the TrailerMarvel has been building to this movie ever since the comics company started bringing their heroes to the big screen on their own. Nothing like this has ever really been attempted...
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