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Starring: Halle Berry and Abigail Breslin Directed by: Brad Anderson Screenplay by: Richard D'Ovidio      Let me begin by saying that this is one of the most intense films I've seen in a long time.  If you're not into films that will have you trying to catch your breath as you walk out of the theater, then you might not want to read much further.      Jordan Turner (Halle Berry) is an experienced 911 operator in Los Angeles.  She can't get too personally invested in each call she receives, but she can't help but to in one case; the kidnapping of a young girl, leaving her traumatized by what she hears on the other end of the phone, and ultimately being a cause of her leaving the call floor.      When a similar call about another kidnapping of a young girl comes in a few months after that incident, Jordan takes over for one operator who is unsure of what to do.  Jordan is forced to help this girl over the phone while the po...

Starring: James Franco, Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz, Mila Kunis, and Zach Braff Directed by: Sam Raimi Screenplay by: Mitchell Kapner and David Lindsay-Abaire ATTENTION!!!!!THIS IS THE REVIEW CORNER SPOILER ALERT SYSTEM!!!!!IF YOU PLAN TO SEE THIS MOVIE, IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO TURN BACK!!!!      People...If you HAVEN'T seen The Wizard of Oz (1939), READ NO FURTHER AND SEE THAT MOVIE RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!   Also, you read that correctly.  Zach Braff is actually in this movie.  Be happy Scrubs fans!      So, everyone wonders about what happens in the land of Oz before Dorothy gets there and about how the man behind the curtain actually got behind the curtain in the first place.  Well, my friends, here is your answer.      We find our main character, the carnival wizard known as Oz, performing at a carnival in Kansas.  He struggles to make a living as the wizard for the carnival.  One day, a twister comes down...

Starring:  Nicholas Hoult, Stanley Tucci, Ewan McGregor, and Eleanor Tomlinson Directed by: Bryan Singer Screenplay by: Darren Lemke and Christopher McQuarrie      Fee fi fo fum.  Ask not whence the thunder comes!  "If you think you know the story, you don't know Jack."      Many people might be familiar with the English folk tale of Jack and the Beanstalk, or Jack the Giant Killer (same story with a few different names).  Well, now we have this movie to tell us this most epic of stories once again.        Jack (Nicholas Hoult) is a farm boy who one day is forced to sell his horse in the market.  While there, he meets a man who gives him some magic beans.  That night, the princess of the kingdom, Isabelle (Eleanor Tomlinson) pays Jack a visit in his home and suddenly one of the beans gets wet, and thus grows a massive beanstalk, connecting the human world, to the mythical world of giants.  But the...