We have a bunch of award contenders getting their wide releases this weekend, and a couple less acclaimed movie options as well.
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Ron Burganday’s (Will Ferrel) oddball news team is headed for the big city.
I hear it’s funny, assuming you liked the first one, but I haven’t seen it nor did I especially like the first.
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Walking with Dinosaurs
It appears to be Land Before Time with computer graphics
I haven’t seen it, but it looks great in the trailers, until the talking starts.
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American Hustle
A fictionalized account of the FBI’s famous ABSCAM operation.
Amazing performances all around, and worth it for Jennifer Lawrence alone, but it never comes together as a great whole.
Read my full review here.
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Inside Llewyn Davis
One man’s struggle to be a successful folk singer.
With an amazing soundtrack, this is the type of film that grows on you the more you think about it. (Currently in moderate release).
Read my full review here.
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Saving Mr. Banks
The story of how Walt Disney convinced Mary Poppins author P. L. Travers to allow him to create the film we all know and love.
A good film, but feels a little to convenient and contrived to become truly meaningful.
Read my full review here.
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