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Documentary Directed and narrated by Werner Herzog Rated G 1 hour 30 minutes After seeing some of Werner Herzog‘s other documentaries, I had high hopes for Cave of Forgotten Dreams.  It takes the viewer into Chauvet Cave in France, a recently discovered and nearly inaccessible cavern where paintings on the walls have been perfectly preserved [...]

Starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt Directed by George Nolfi Rated PG-13 for brief strong language, some sexuality, and a violent image 1 hour 46 minutes I had had hope for this one beacause of the genre, the stars, and the fact that the source material was written by the same author as Total Recall, [...]

I’ve finally seen all of the 2010 Best Picture Oscar Nominee films. It was a strong class overall and I think that the Academy got the Best Picture Winner right. Here is my ranking: The King’s Speech Toy Story 3 True Grit 127 Hours The Social Network Black Swan Inception The Fighter The Kids Are [...]

Starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, and Mila Kunis Directed by Darren Aronofsky Rated R for strong sexual content, disturbing violent images, language and some drug use 1 hour 48 minutes It’s easy to see why this very adult drama was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar and even easier to see why Natalie Portman won [...]

Starring Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, and Amy Adams Directed by David O. Russell Rated R for language throughout, drug content, some violence and sexuality 1 hour 55 minutes Based on a true story, The Fighter tells the story of boxer Micky Ward (Wahlberg) and his complex relationship with older brother/trainer/drug addict Dicky.  Amy Adams plays [...]

Starring James Franco Directed by Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) Rated R for language and some disturbing violent content/bloody images 1 hour 34 minutes As you probably know, this movie tells the story of a hiker who ventures out by himself into the remote Utah desert only to get his arm trapped by a fallen rock. [...]

Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint Directed by David Yates Rated PG-13 for some sequences of intense action violence, frightening images and brief sensuality 2 hours, 26 minutes I don’t even want to attempt to summarize the plot, partly because it’s quite complex and partly because it is incomplete. Two and a half [...]

Starring Jennifer Lawrence and John Hawkes Directed by Debra Granik Rated R for some drug material, language, and violent content 1 hour 40 minutes This movie reminded me a bit of 2009′s Precious in that it depicts a teenage girl with a poor family life and poor living conditions who is forced to be a mother and [...]

Starring Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld, Matt Damon, and Josh Brolin Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen Rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of western violence including disturbing images 1 hour 50 minutes Having seen the original True Grit (featuring John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn), I was quite curious how this classic Western would be [...]

Starring Angelina Jolie and Liev Schreiber Directed by Phillip Noyce Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action 1 hour 40 minutes I knew this was an action movie, but I was hoping for a bit more than The A-Team and …On Stranger Tides.  I got it.  While the stunts are equally large and [...]