Margin Call

— Saw "Margin Call" yesterday and was very pleased. Great performances in a writer/director's first time feature. 24-hours in an investment firm doesn't sound riveting, but it was. Also nice to see a little more gray oozing into today's world where many now characterize anyone on wall street as evil. In "Margin Call", no one's innocent, but most aren't the devil incarnate either.

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[2011. 107 min. Directed J.C. Chandor. Starring Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Zachary Quinto, Stanley Tucci, Penn Badgley, and Simon Baker.]
http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/margin-call-2011

Win Win

— Watched "Win Win" over the weekend. Very nice little film that lives in the gray area where everyone's less than perfect, but that just means they have room to improve.

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[2011. 106 min. Directed Thomas McCarthy. Starring Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, and Jeffrey Tambor.]
http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/win-win-2011

Bad Teacher

— “Bad Teacher” came to the top of my Netflix queue. Embarrassing to have even added it to my list, but now it’s on its way, I’m looking forward to that kind of raucous, raunchy romp…in the privacy of my own home with the blinds drawn so only my Facebook friends will know!

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[2011. 92 min. Directed Jake Kasdan. Starring Cameron Diaz, Lucy Punch, Jason Segel, and Justin Timberlake.]
http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/bad-teacher-2011