Read more about the article ‘August: Osage County’ review: A surprisingly compelling family drama
The ensemble cast of August: Osage County

‘August: Osage County’ review: A surprisingly compelling family drama

August: Osage County quietly holds your attention until you realise that you are not just perfunctorily sitting through it, as you would sit through a family gathering that you have to be at -- you really are invested in what happens to this family.

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Read more about the article ‘American Hustle’ review: Messy plot, memorable characters
The all-star cast of American Hustle: Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, Christian Bale and Jennifer Lawrence

‘American Hustle’ review: Messy plot, memorable characters

When a movie spends its first three minutes on Christian Bale carefully arranging his sparse hair into a comb over, with his shirt unbuttoned to show off a paunchy stomach, you know somehow that plot isn't its biggest concern.

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Read more about the article ‘12 Years a Slave’ review: An unforgiving look at slavery through the eyes of one of its victims
Michael Fassbender (Epps), Lupita Nyong'o (Patsey) and Chiwetel Ejiofor (Solomon Northup) in 12 Years a Slave

‘12 Years a Slave’ review: An unforgiving look at slavery through the eyes of one of its victims

Just as Schindler's List is the first to come into mind when people think of films about the Holocaust, 12 Years a Slave will go down in cinematic history as that film for slavery.

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Read more about the article ‘The Expendables 2’ review: A big old ’80s-flashback action cheese-fest
Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Terry Crews and Nan Yu in The Expendables 2

‘The Expendables 2’ review: A big old ’80s-flashback action cheese-fest

Ah, the nostalgia, watching action stars of the '80s stage a comeback! Saw The Expendables 2 last night, and I couldn't stop laughing at all these hulking, muscled men, tendons popping out, grunting through their lines. Their cheesy lines. It's so rife with cliches, glaring showdowns, ridiculously overblown action, bad plot devices and one-note, unspeakably evil villains that it's essentially one big cheese-fest poking fun of itself.

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Read more about the article A look back at ‘Silver Linings Playbook’: Yep, Jennifer Lawrence deserves her Oscar
Jennifer Lawrence as Tiffany Maxwell and Bradley Cooper as Pat Soletano in Silver Linings Playbook

A look back at ‘Silver Linings Playbook’: Yep, Jennifer Lawrence deserves her Oscar

Jennifer Lawrence as Tiffany Maxwell and Bradley Cooper as Pat Soletano in Silver Linings Playbook Rewatched Silver Linings Playbook to revisit Jennifer Lawrence's Oscar-winning turn…

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