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Terrific teamwork in 'Safe House'

By: Jeffrey M. Anderson 02/10/12 11:18 AM
Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds play fascinating, contrasting characters in the action-thriller... Read More
Back in 1988, “Midnight Run” proved the old “odd couple” formula — the pairing of a vulgar, vice-ridden slob and a fastidious, nervous type — could be adapted to action as well as comedy, and often both. But the odd couple in “Safe House” comes more from life: Tobin Frost (Denzel Washington) is seasoned and cynical, and Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) is young and optimistic. Read More

Turkish 'Anatolia' is masterful melange of humanity

By: Anita Katz 02/10/12 11:09 AM
“Once Upon a Time in Anatolia” is a Turkish police procedural and existential road tale transpiring under skies both symbolically and cinematically Read More

'The Mysterious Island' sputters along

By: Jeffrey M. Anderson 02/10/12 10:37 AM
In the new 3-D sequel to 2008’s fun “Journey to the Center of the Earth,” Josh Hutcherson again plays teen adventurer Sean Anderson. Read More

Mostly British Film Festival highlights under-the-radar flicks

By: Anita Katz 02/01/12 4:05 PM
Ewan McGregor
The fourth annual Mostly British Film Festival gets rolling today, with neonoir dramas, an apocalyptic romance, a horror thriller, a dark sex comed Read More

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