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Popcorn Bob's Movie Magic


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  • | 4:00 a.m. May 22, 2013
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Popcorn Key
One Popcorn: Flop 
Two Popcorns: Wait till it’s on video 
Three Popcorns: Go see it 
Four Popcorns: Standing ovation  

"Star Trek Into Darkness"
Three Popcorns
Genre: Sci-Fi
Cast: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban
Director: J.J. Abrams
Rating: PG-13
Comment: Most action packed Star Trek ever! Tough to "suspend disbelief" from time to time given the fantastic action scenes but a lot of Sci- Fi fun. Good continuity with the Star Trek brand histrionics as well.


"Renoir"
Three Popcorns
Genre: Foreign Drama
Cast: Michel Bouquet, Vincent Rottiers, Christa Theret, Thomas Doret, Michele Gleizer
Director: Gilles Bourdos
Rating: R
Comment: An drama depicting Renoir in his declining years, artfully done. Very slow but captivating.


"The Reluctant Fundamentalist"
Three Popcorns
Genre: Suspense / Thriller
Cast: Kate Hudson, Kiefer Sutherland, Nelsan Ellis, Live Schreiber, Martin Donovan
Director: Mira Nair
Rating: R
Comment: A timely look at a young and bright Pakistani caught in the wake of 9/11 torn between his love of America and his Muslim and cultural ties to activist colleagues in Pakistan infiltrated by the CIA. 

 

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