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Cinderella Courage, kindness, and a little bit of magic.  That’s all it takes.  In the highly cynical world that we live in today, it is refreshing to see a movie with a message this simple and pure.  Cinderella is an excellent modern take on the classic fairytale,...

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Whiplash Few movies are as viscerally entertaining and engrossing as Whiplash.  From the opening drumbeat against a black screen to the very last frame of the film, you are hooked.  J.K. Simmons is astounding, as is Miles Teller, who just keeps getting better and...

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Selma 50 years later, and the story of Martin Luther King Jr.’s march from Selma to Montgomery for voting equality is just as relevant as ever.  Selma is a well-acted, emotionally honest look at an extremely important time in American history.  While it can be...

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Into the Woods   Full of A-List celebrities, non-stop Stephen Sondheim songs, and beautiful set pieces, Into the Woods is sure to entertain children and adults, alike.  While the plot is a bit chaotic at times, the music is terrific and the cast is so committed...

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FOXCATCHER Steve Carell can add sociopathic multimillionaire to his growing list of characters that make you completely forget Michael Scott.  Carell’s darkest role to date comes from Foxcatcher, the newest film from Capote director Bennett Miller, one of the best...

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BIRDMAN or (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) What The Wrestler did for Mickey Roarke, Birdman is likely to do for Michael Keaton.  The film is bizarre, funny, heartbreaking, chaotic, and taps into society’s obsession with fame, while exposing some real human...