Rated R
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams, Max Von Sydow, Emily Mortimer, Jackie Earl Haley, Patricia Clarkson
Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 4/5
Word of Warning: Frightening, but it’s not one of those trendy, cheap-scares kind of films where ghosts crawl on the ceiling and come out of television sets.
There is a [...]

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Jeff Bridges as Bad Blake in “Crazy Heart,” a film by Fox Searchlight Pictures.

Rated R
Directed by Scott Cooper
Starring Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Colin Farrell, Robert Duvall, Beth Grant
Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 3.75/5
Word of Warning: It’s helpful if you already like country music, because this story unfolds like a country song. Also, the R-rating is mostly about [...]

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Rated R
Directed by Jason Reitman
Starring George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman, Danny McBride
Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 4/5
Word of Warning: Lots of product placement in this movie, sometimes distracting from what is otherwise a great film.
Before I expound on “Up in the Air” I want to make a statement. Apparently American Airlines paid a lot [...]

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Rated PG13
Directed by James Cameron
Starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Zaldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez
Heidi’s Illustrious Rating:  Graphics 4.5/5, Storyline 2.5/5
Word of Warning: At nearly 3 hours, it’s a good idea to visit the restroom before settling in for a viewing of “Avatar.”
My husband has been excitedly awaiting this film, so we tried to see [...]

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Rated R
Directed by John Hillcoat
Starring Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce, Charlize Theron, Molly Parker
Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 3.5 out of 5
Word of Warning: Dismal. Sad. Bleak. Gloomy. Severely depressing.
It’s the end of the world as we know it, and the characters simply known as Father and Son are in a struggle for [...]

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Review by Jason Thompson
Back in 1996, Roland Emmerich probably never would have guessed that the film “Independence Day” would define his career. Emmerich is still trying to destroy the heck out of the world in his new opus simply titled “2012.”
In 2009, a scientist discovers that the Earth’s temperature is rising due to something about [...]

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Rated R
Directed by Grant Heslov
Starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges
Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 3 (worth a matinee price)
Word of Warning: Funny film, but not as funny as it thinks it is.
Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) is a journalist from Ann Arbor, Michigan. His wife has left him for his editor, and he does what [...]

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Review by Jeremy Whitlock
I’ve seen a lot of mixed reviews on this film so I went into it with an open mind.  Being open minded, I ended up leaving the movie wanting more.  While some of the movie was fairly predictable, I feel the story was very well written and the action well paced.  Overall, [...]

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Rated PG13
Directed by Drew Barrymore
Starring Ellen Page, Marcia Gay Harden, Kristin Wiig, Drew Barrymore, Juliette Lewis
Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 3.5
Word of Warning: None really, just have a good time and try not to bruise your elbows or get a black eye.
Full of really funny women, some of my favorites, this is a fun, but ultimately [...]

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Rated PG
Directed by Jane Campion
Starring Abbie Cornish, Ben Whishaw, Thomas Sangster, Paul Schneider, Kerry Fox
Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 3
Word of Warning: Young love, while sweet, can also be a bit laborious. They could have shaved a good 20 minutes off this film without losing the sentiment. 
The plot of this movie follows the love story between [...]

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