Las Vegas Critics

Kristen Wiig, Drew Barrymore, Zoë Bell, Eve, Ellen Page and Andrew Wilson

Whip It

Whip It is a coming-of-age story adapted from the novel Derby Girl by Shauna Cross. It is also the directorial debut of Drew Barrymore, who appears as the character Smashley Simpson and seems to be having an absolutely wonderful time whenever she is onscreen.

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Brad Pitt & Cate Blanchett in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is the story of a man who is born old and, instead of aging like everyone else, grows younger and it was (very) loosely based on an F. Scott Fitzgerald short story from 1921.

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Dev Patel and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire

Slumdog Millionaire

Slumdog Millionaire is currently getting a lot of hype and overhype can easily impair the enjoyment of a good (but not as great as you’ve been led to believe) movie. Don’t be a victim of overhype…this isn’t Danny Boyle’s best movie.

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Tom Cruise and Harvey Friedman in Valkyrie

Valkyrie

Christopher McQuarrie and Bryan Singer have joined forces again for the first time since The Usual Suspects in 1994, but, unlike that movie, this project isn’t going to impress people or win any awards.

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