Sex, drugs, rhythm and blues -- and yes, ultimately rock 'n' roll -- are much in evidence in this entertaining musical drama about the 1950s birth of Chicago's Chess Records and its profound effect on popular music in the United States.
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The overall tapestry ofChokedevolves into a lackluster game played by a character held at arm's length from the audience.
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Rachel Getting Marriedis the latest in a long line of movies about weddings at which a troublesome guest stirs up repressed familial and social tensions.
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In the Land of Blood and Honey
"In the Land of Blood and Honey" is a gripping motion picture you won't soon, and should not ever, forget.
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Perhaps it's unfair, but comparisons are inevitable when a filmmaker re-conceives an iconic film that was in turn based on a classic novel.
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Vera Farmiga makes her debut behind the camera in the small crisis-of-faith drama "Higher Ground," and she battles problems of tone by walking a thin line between lighter and much darker moments.
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The Way of St. James—or El Camino de Santiago—is more than just a two-month walk. For some, it's a historical pilgrimage. For others, it's an adventure.
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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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'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" 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.
