“Martha Marcy May Marlene”: A Star is Born

“Martha Marcy May Marlene” is a psychological thriller about a young girl (Elizabeth Banks- younger sister of the Olsen Twins) who is traumatized by a commune experience with a charismatic cult leader ( John Hawkes from “Winter’s Bone”)...

“Margin Call”: A Mamet Derivative

“Margin Call” takes us back to the financial shenanigans of 2008 and will provide more incentive for the 99 per-centers currently occupying Wall Street. Don’t ask me to fully understand the packaging of worthless toxic investments ( hey, I was an...

“Take Shelter”: It’s a Twister!

Micheal Shannon is an amazing actor. If you need bubbling psychosis, he’s your go to guy. I’ve been mesmerized by his performance each week as the troubled FBI guy on HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” and he dazzles here as the potentially...

“The Big Year”: For The Birds…In a Good Way!

I’m the one in our household who fills the bird feeders most of the time and it’s a labor of love. Flickers, Mourning Doves, Cardinals, Bluejays, they all flock and put on a great show, so I’m a sucker for a good birding movie. I must say I...

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