August: Osage County

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2013
Comedy, Drama

A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.

Strong directing and cast make this movie a strong drama. The script is executed flawlessly, there are enough of funny scenes, which fit very well and make everything look even…
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Four Lions

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2010
Comedy, Crime, Drama

A group of young Muslim men living in Sheffield decide to wage jihad, and they hatch an inept plan to become suicide bombers. Omar and Waj have a brief, disastrous run at a Pakistan training camp, while Faisal works on an unlikely scheme to train birds to carry bombs.

A phenomenally good movie investigating the roots of terror acts. These movies always have a risk to look documentary or too dramatic, but this one nails it. It shows things…
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

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2012
Adventure, Fantasy, Action

Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mountain home from Smaug, the dragon.

Not quite the same Lord of the Rings. There’s a lot of Americanism in it to please the mainstream, and so it lands among typical Hollywood’s movies.
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