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    Invictus

    If ever there was an actor who seems born to play a part, it's Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela. Freeman had the rights to do a film version of Mandela's autobiography for years.

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    The Last Station

    At its core this film is a sexually charged love story between two forces of nature. It is also a political movie, pitting warring ideologies against one another.

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    Youth in Revolt

    Michael Cera has become the go-to actor to play innocent, well-spoken, gawky teenagers. It's unclear what his future will bring once he eventually outgrows this type; but for now he has cornered the market.

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    Creation

    The story simply does not measure up to the magnitude of its subject. Darwin was, after all, a seminal figure whose iconic work became the foundation of evolutionary biology.

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    Love N' Dancing

    It's hard to believe this film got all the way to theatres with the title 'Love N' Dancing', but—as when a waltz or samba is announced—at least one knows what to expect.

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    On TV: 'Glee'

    'Nip/Tuck' was a groundbreaking FX drama that's become lost in its tired desire to shock, but Fox's 'Glee' is a tightly done hybrid of musical and dramedy that's unabashedly heartfelt.

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    The Hurt Locker

    "The Hurt Locker" literally opens with a bang as we see Bravo Company, made up of three members of the Army's elite Explosive Ordinance Disposal squad, attempt to diffuse a roadside bomb with disastrous results.

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    Cheri

    The enormously talented triad of actor Michelle Pfeiffer, director Stephen Frears, and writer Christopher Hampton, who teamed so memorably two decades ago in "Dangerous Liaisons," are back in period mode with the modestly engaging but deliciously acted "Cheri."

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    Humpday

    The story of two straight friends who decide to create and star together in a gay male video for an amateur porn contest, "Humpday" was a minor sensation at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

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    I Love You, Beth Cooper

    We should have had a clue from the first two words that appear onscreen: Fox Atomic. The recently disbanded production entity responsible for such gems as "Miss March" and "The Hills Have Eyes 2" is also behind "I Love You, Beth Cooper."