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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