Saturday, February 4, 2012
Welcome to the Movie Review and Movie Summary site by Michael The Moviegoer. Your place for movie recommendations with helpful movie reviews of the latest theater releases. Be sure to check back often so you don’t miss a review. Movies are rated from zero stars (Embarrassing) to **** Stars (Excellent).

Dirty Girl

October 17, 2011
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When her Mormon stepfather (William H. Macy) tries to discipline her, she takes off on a road trip with Clarke, her gay boyfriend played by Jeremy Dozier, to try and find her real father.

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The Way

October 17, 2011
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“The Way” begins with Sheen receiving news of his son’s death in a hiking accident in Spain. Sheen travels to Europe to collect the cremated ashes of his son.

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Living In The Material World

October 13, 2011
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Scorsese’s three-and-a-half-hour doc is a loving tribute to the Beatle who felt trapped in a material world while yearning for the spiritual world.

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Take Shelter

October 13, 2011
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Michael Shannon, the Oscar-nominated actor of “Revolutionary Road”, plays a construction worker in Ohio who may be suffering from an inherited mental illness.

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The Ides of March

October 13, 2011
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George Clooney’s “The Ides Of March” is an adaptation of the play “Farragut North” by former political consultant Beau Willimon, who shares writer credit with Clooney and Grant Heslov.

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50/50

October 5, 2011
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“50/50” does a miraculous job of finding the humor in a story of terminal illness. It’s a warm-and-fuzzy movie about cancer that’s a real charmer.

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Restless

October 5, 2011
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Gus Van Sant finally follows 2008’s “Milk” with a straightforward tale of a terminally ill girl and the boy who loves her.

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What’s Your Number

October 4, 2011
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After reading a magazine article claiming that the average woman will have 12 sexual partners in her lifetime, Faris is concerned for her moral spirit when she calculates that she’s had 20.

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Dream House

October 4, 2011
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Dream House opens when Daniel Craig quits his day-job to write a novel. He moves into a suburban house with his wife (Weisz) and two young daughters.

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Berlin 36

September 30, 2011
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A story about an all-girl sports team so desperate to win a championship that they recruit a male athlete to join them by dressing him up as a woman.

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