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'District 13: Ultimatum' is a showcase for stunts, which isn't a bad thing

CAPSULE MOVIE REVIEWS: Also reviewed: 'Frozen' and 'Shinjuku Incident.'

Brit Noir series to start at Nuart on Friday

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK: It includes such classics as 'The Third Man' and 'The Fallen Idol' and lesser-known ones such as 'Brighton Rock' and 'It Always Rains on Sunday.'

Review: 'Dear John'

MOVIE REVIEW: This adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks romance isn't always true to the letter of life.

'From Paris With Love'

MOVIE REVIEW: John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers team up to create chaos in the city during an anti-terrorist assignment. Did you expect a Valentine's Day movie? You are in for a different kind of heart-throbbi

'The Last Station'

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Mo'Nique won't hit the campaign trail

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK: It's presumed the Oscar will go to the best performance, so the supporting actress nominee is letting her work speak for itself.

'Fish Tank' is an elegy on teen poverty and desperation

MOVIE REVIEW: Oscar winner Andrea Arnold captures disaffected youth in a broken home.

'Edge of Darkness'

MOVIE REVIEW: Mel Gibson chose a solid comeback vehicle for his return to top-line acting after nearly eight years away -- a well-written revenge thriller with a strong supporting cast led by Ray Winstone.

'A Town Called Panic'

MOVIE REVIEW: This stop-motion animated film based on a Belgian TV series is filled with strange and wonderful talking people and animals who, yes, panic at the drop of a hat.

'Saint John of Las Vegas' veers off the road despite Steve Buscemi

CAPSUEL MOVIE REVIEWS: Also reviewed: '3 Idiots.'

'When in Rome'

MOVIE REVIEW: Toss three coins in a fountain and wish this film would go away.

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'Fish Tank'

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Tanya Hamilton's 'Night Catches Us' captures a point in time

SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: The writer-director's debut feature film, about what's left in the wake of the black power movement, delves into her interest in 'the price you pay for dedication to a political movement.'

'Legion'

MOVIE REVIEW: Renegade angels can't save Scott Stewart's mess of an apocalyptic tale.

Parts are better than the whole of 'Drool'

CAPSULE MOVIE REVIEWS: Also reviewed: 'To Save a Life,' 'Watercolors,' 'Murder in Fashion,' 'Misconceptions'

'Extraordinary Measures'

MOVIE REVIEW: Harrison Ford and Brendan Fraser star in a well-meaning but ultimately lukewarm film that attempts to dip into both science and sentiment.

'Tooth Fairy'

MOVIE REVIEW: Another action star -- this time, it's Dwayne Johnson -- goes all cuddly in this by-the-numbers kid comedy.

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'A Single Man'

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-	'District 13: Ultimatum' is a showcase for stunts, which isn't a bad thing
-	Brit Noir series to start at Nuart on Friday
-	Review: 'Dear John'
-	'From Paris With Love'
-	'The Last Station'
-	Mo'Nique won't hit the campaign trail
-	'Fish Tank' is an elegy on teen poverty and desperation
-	'Edge of Darkness'
-	'A Town Called Panic'
-	'Saint John of Las Vegas' veers off the road despite Steve Buscemi
-	'When in Rome'
-	'When in Rome' info

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