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• Java Heat (R)

  

  

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  Ken Hanke | 4 days ago

  Genre: Action

  Director: Conor Allyn

  Starring: Kellan Lutz, Mickey Rourke, Ario Bayu, Frans Tumbuan

  The Story: A young American of dubious truth joins forces with a Muslim police detective to take down a crime lord and the terrorists he's helping. The Lowdown: An impossibly convoluted story, a pair of likable leads, a nasty villain and some solid action scenes make this OK, but ultimately not terrific. On its own aims, it's not bad.

  6 comments

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• Iron Man 3 (PG-13)

  

  

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  Ken Hanke | 18 days ago

  Genre: Sci-Fi Comic Book Action

  Director: Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang)

  Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Ben Kingsley

  The Story: Tony Stark (Iron Man) does battle with a terrorist super criminal -- sort of. The Lowdown: It's big. It's noisy. And it's mostly a dull mess that's marginally saved by its star. Very marginally.

  15 comments

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• The Company You Keep (R)

  

  

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  Ken Hanke | 04/23/2013

  Genre: Political Suspense Drama

  Director: Robert Redford

  Starring: Robert Redford, Shia LaBeouf, Julie Christie, Susan Sarandon, Nick Nolte, Chris Cooper, Terrence Howard, Stanley Tucci

  The Story: An aging member of a radical group finds his life turned upside down when his true identity comes to light. The Lowdown: Robert Redford directed and stars in this complex political suspense drama that boasts a smart script and something approaching a dream cast.

  0 comments

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• The Place Beyond the Pines (R)

  

  

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  Justin Souther | 04/09/2013

  Genre: Drama

  Director: Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine)

  Starring: Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Dane DeHaan, Emory Cohen, Ben Mendelsohn

  The Story: Three stories — involving a dirt-bike-riding bank robber, a small-town cop and their respective sons — intersect. The Lowdown: An often flawed, overlong drama that remains worthy of attention because of its humanely drawn characters and sheer ambition.

  28 comments

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• The Ides of March (R)

  

  

  Ken Hanke | 10/11/2011

  Genre: Political Drama

  Director: George Clooney

  Starring: Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Evan Rachel Wood

  The Story: An idealistic young campaign staffer learns that politics isn't what he envisioned, and that the candidate he believes in isn't flawless. The Lowdown: Rock-solid filmmaking, good drama and a splendid cast all fall just short of adding up to the powerful political exposé the film wants to be.

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