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dallas buyers club

This was a pretty good movie. I guess that much should be obvious based upon the number of Academy Awards that it won. Though I do question having to lose that much weight for a role. Matthew McConaughey was a good-looking guy before this movie, but he still looks rather …

august: osage county

This was quite an engaging film full of incredible actors (Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Sam Shepard, Juliette Lewis and so on). It was a story about a dysfunctional family that is brought together for a funeral. The movie was more about the interactions between the characters and was …

ender’s game

This was a fine movie for Family Movie Night, but not my cup of tea, otherwise. Unlike, say, The Hunger Games, I think this movie would appeal more to kids than adults. It did have some great special effects, but was lacking in the plot department. The movie was one …

nebraska

This movie was ok, but it was rather boring. It told the story of a man who took his aging father on a trip to claim his (the father’s) “winnings” from a Publisher’s Clearing House-type sweepstakes. I guess when you put it that way, it shouldn’t be surprising that it …

don jon

This movie was about a guy (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) who was addicted to porn and how he overcame it. This was a comedy, by the way. The storyline was pretty good at the beginning, but it got kind of sappy at the end. I won’t go into the details. But the …