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Four bank robbers, three smart and one stupid (Kevin Kline) need a barrister’s (John Cleese) help to claim some jewels.

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Based on true events, late sixties bay area is stalked by a serial killer named the “Zodiac.” Reporters and cops alike are caught up in a never-ending search for the killer.

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Juno (Ellen Page), a teen iconoclast, gets pregnant after a one night fling with Bleeker (Michael Cera). As she deals with the repercussions of her actions and deciding what to do with her baby, she finds she has much growing up to do.

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Dublin street musician “Guy” (Glen Hansard) dreams of recording his songs. He meets “Girl” (Marketa Irglova), a recent immigrant to Czechoslovakia. They decide to collaborate and record some demos together.

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Thirteen year old Briony Tallis (Saoirse Ronan) affects several lives when she accuses her older sister Cecilia’s (Keira Knightley) lover Robbie (James McAvoy) of a crime he did not commit.

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In this crime drama (based on Hong Kong movie Internal Affairs) Boston cop Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) wants to take out Irish mob boss Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson). Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a former cop who has been taken under Costello’s wing. But both Billy and Colin are moles working for the other side, and a solid thriller emerges as pieces are bumped off the chess board at an increasing pace.

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You might think I’m a bit odd for giving this one five stars, but I have fond memories this coming-of-age with a mysterious mentor, and there are some personal connections that are completely biased.

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After seeing Ratatouille I thought a second look was in order for The Incredibles, a Pixar animated extravaganza also directed by Brad Bird. It’s a near perfect combination of epic adventure and funny family melodrama.

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I really, really enjoyed Ratatouille, about a French rat that can cook. It’s almost unfair to compare all the excellent Pixar films, but I preferred this French culinary fantasy to Cars, and consider it on the same level as The Incredibles, also directed by Brad Bird. Ratatouille will surely be a pleasure for the “foodies” out there, and the core idea that anybody can be successful with passion, fits well amid the Disney animated legacy.

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Superman from the seventies is a classic blockbuster film which I probably watched a hundred times as a child. Everyone’s favorite illegal alien is a superhero with awesome powers, that he must learn to use responsibly while discovering their limitations.

The movie is broken into three main parts. The first takes place on the planet Krypton with Jor-El (Marlon Brando), Superman’s father, doling out punishment to General Zod, establishing a theme of justice.

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