At the End of the Reel

Sin Nombre (2009)
Director: Cary Fukunaga
Starring: Edgar Flores, Paulina Gaitan, Kristian Ferrer
Language: Spanish
Canadian Rating: 14A
3.5 stars out of 4 (Very Good)

Sin Nombre hits DVD retail/rental shelves this upcoming Tuesday.



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Brick (2005)
Director: Rian Johnson
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Nora Zehetner, Noah Fleiss
Canadian Rating: 14A
3 stars out of 4 (Good)



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Duplicity (2009)
Director: Tony Gilroy
Starring: Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti
Canadian Rating: PG
2 stars out of 4 (Mediocre)

Duplicity hits DVD retail/rental shelves this upcoming Tuesday.



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Tags: comedy, gangster/crime

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True Romance (1993)
Director: Tony Scott
Starring: Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper
Canadian Rating: R
3 stars out of 4 (Good)



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Tags: action/suspense, gangster/crime, romance

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Gomorrah (2008)
Director: Matteo Garrone
Starring: Salvatore Abruzzese, Simone Sacchettino, Salvatore Ruocco
Language: Italian
Canadian Rating: 14A
3.5 stars out of 4 (Very Good)

Gomorrah hits DVD retail/rental shelves tomorrow.



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12 (2007)
Director: Nikita Mikhalov
Starring: Nikita Mikhalov, Sergei Makovetsky, Sergey Garmash
Language: Russian
Canadian Rating: PG
4 stars out of 4 (Excellent)

12 hits DVD retail/rental shelves this upcoming Tuesday.



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Traffic (2000)
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Starring: Benecio Del Toro, Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones
Canadian Rating: 14A
3.5 stars out of 4 (Very Good)



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The Usual Suspects (1994)
Director: Bryan Singer
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri
Canadian Rating: 14A
3 stars out of 4 (Good)



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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Director: Jonathan Demme
Starring: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn
Canadian Rating: R
4 stars out of 4 (Excellent)



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Tags: -- great films, -- personal favourites, classics, gangster/crime, horror/thriller

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Snatch. (2000)
Director: Guy Ritchie
Starring: Brad Pitt, Denis Farina, Jason Statham
Canadian Rating: 18A
3 stars out of 4 (Good)



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Tags: -- personal favourites, comedy, gangster/crime

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RockNRolla (2008)
Director: Guy Ritchie
Starring: Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Thandie Newton
Canadian Rating: 14A
3 stars out of 4 (Good)



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The Lookout (2007)
Director: Scott Frank
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeff Daniels, Matthew Goode
Canadian Rating: 14A
3.5 stars out of 4 (Very Good)



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JCVD (2008)
Director: Mabrouk El Mechri
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Francois Damiens, Jean-François Wolff
Language: English & French
Canadian Rating: 14A
3 stars out of 4 (Good)



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Burn After Reading (2008)
Director: Joel and Ethan Coen
Starring: Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt, George Clooney
Canadian Rating: 14A
2.5 stars out of 4 (Respectable)



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Tags: comedy, gangster/crime

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