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Watching these two great icons act together was reason enough to see this movie. “Righteous Kill” gives DeNiro and Pacino scene after scene together as veteran homicide detectives on the trail of a serial killer. The murders mirror a crime they solved years ago and help form the basis of this psychological thriller. The subplot [...]

“Penelope” stars the ever watchable Christina Ricci. She always chooses interesting roles in interesting movies. Ricci plays Penelope, a young woman whose family has been cursed. Penelope has a pig’s snout for a nose and has been hidden away by her family, finding herself longing to go out in the world and experience life. James [...]

“Lions for Lambs” intertwines three stories focused on the effects of the Iraq war. The story follows a poli-sci professor trying to inspire a student, two soldiers who were the professors students fighting in the Iraq war and a Republican senator seeking the presidency being interviewed by a reporter about his goals for the Iraq [...]

Another Coen brothers film, this one centering on silliness, intrigue and deception and does not disappoint. As quirky as usual this comic CIA thriller spotlights some of the dumbest, inept characters who are deadly serious about obtaining their goals in life. Frances McDormand is stellar here, funny and just a pleasure to watch. John Malkovich [...]

“Tropic Thunder” is another clever film created by Ben Stiller. I have a feeling I will need to see this films a few times to get all the comic gems scattered throughout the movie. It was pretty hilarious, a brilliant sarcastic take on actors and the movie industry and war movies in general. The cast [...]