4 Reasons to Watch "American Hustle" and 3 Reason to Not.

4 REASONS TO WATCH: 4. BECAUSE JENNIFER LAWRENCE IS OFF THE RAILS… But in a good way.  Sure, there are a few moments where you start to feel the twinge of your eyes rolling their way back into your head, but the character is over-the-top and Jennifer Lawrence unapologetically goes for it. 3. AMY ADAMS’ NEAR WARDROBE MALFUNCTION… in every single scene.  The question most asked after seeing this film: “Did you see Amy Adams’...

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7 Reasons to Watch "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"

7. IT DOUBLES AS A EULOGY... For print journalism.  That may only resonate with those who once aspired to be a professional scribe, but it’s a phenomenon that’s impacted the masses. 6. ADAM SCOTT DOES A GOOD JOB PLAYING… The kind of boss who has an MBA and uses terms like “synergy” and “ROI” as if Moses had chiseled them on the tablets along with the "other" 10 Commandments. 5. THE SCRIPT PULLS OFF THE IMPOSSIBLE… By making me...

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8 Reasons to Watch "Her"

8. THE MUSIC From top to bottom, Her features stellar tracks from Arcade Fire and the Breeders, but The Moon Song written Karen O and Spike Jonze (performed by Joaquin Phoenix & Scarlett Johansson) is the gem of group. 7. AMY ADAMS Amy Adams had quite a year with American Hustle, Man of Steel, and Her.  While Her is not the best work turned in by Adams, she is very good as a well-intentioned friend to Theodore Twombly who...

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Ten Best Movies of 2013

Sometimes you walk out of a movie and you just know it’s going to be one of your favorites.  You go home and pre-order it on Amazon; you download the soundtrack; and you leave some strongly worded sentiments in the Comments sections for journalists who gave the film a negative review.  Then there are those movies that you initially like to a lesser extent, but come to find that over time their value appreciates in your mind.  So with...

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