Staring Justin Long, Hayden Panettiere, Dennis Hopper, Danny Glover & Christina Ricci Directed by Anthony Bell & Ben Gluck Rated PG Score 3/6 Two young wolves at opposite ends of their pack’s social order are thrown together into a foreign land and need each other to return home, but love complicates everything. Alpha and Omega…
The Ghost Writer
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Directed by Roman Polanski Staring Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall, Olivia Williams Rated MA Score 6 A ghostwriter hired to complete the memoirs of a former British prime minister and uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy. Fans of a tense and well crafted, thriller; especially fans of Alfred Hitchcock movies are…
The Town
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Directed by Ben Affleck Staring Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, John Hamm and Jeremy Renner Rated MA Score 6 As he plans his next job, a long-time thief tries to balance his feelings for a bank manager connected to one of his earlier heists, as well as the FBI agent looking to bring him and his…
Despicable Me
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Staring Steve Carell, Russell Brand, Jason Segel Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Elsie Fisher Directed by Pierre Coffin & Chris Renaud Rated PG Score 4/6 Hidden deep beneath a suburban home is a vast secret hideout. Surrounded by an army of tireless, little yellow minions, Gru is planning the biggest heist in the history of the…
Cats & Dogs : The Revenge of Kitty Galore
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Directed by Brad Peyton Staring Bette Midler, Nick Nolte, Christina Applegate, Neil Patrick Harris Rated G 4 with a bonus 1 point for Midler’s performance The ongoing war between the canine and feline species is put on hold when they join forces to obstruct a rogue cat spy with her own sinister plans for conquest.…
Marmaduke
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Staring Owen Wilson, Emma Stone, George Lopez, Stacy Ferguson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kiefer Sutherland Directed by Tom Dey Rated PG Score 3/6 Marmaduke is a giant Great Dane who is always causing a ruckus. The family pet of the Winslows, Marmaduke has outgrown his cute puppy stage and become an accident-prone gentle giant. When the Winslows…
Faster
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Directed by George Tillman Jr. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Billy Bob Thorton & Maggie Grace Score 5/6 Rating MA An ex-con sets out to avenge his brother’s death after they were double-crossed during a heist years ago. During his campaign, however, he’s tracked by a veteran cop and an egocentric hit man. I was really surprised…
Bonded by Blood
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Directed by Sacha Bennett Staring Tammer Hassan, Vincent Regan, Terry Stone, Adam Deacon & Neil Maskell Rated R Score 5 In 1995, drug suppliers and career criminals Tony Tucker, Patrick Tate and Craig Rolfe were blasted to death by a shot gun whilst waiting in a Range Rover in Rettendon, Essex. The film charts their…
The King’s Speech
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Directed by Tom Hooper Staring Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Michael Gambon, Geoffrey Rush Rated M Score 6 Tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George (‘Bertie’) reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit…
Gulliver’s Travels
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Starring Jack Black, Emily Blunt, Jason Segel & Amanda Peet Directed by Rob Letterman Rated PG Score 2 Travel writer Lemuel Gulliver takes an assignment in Bermuda, but ends up on the island of Liliput, where he tower over its tiny citizens. Though Gulliver’s Travels is a classic piece of English literature written by Jonathan…