The Movie Mind

Movie Mind Says:  Go to Movie Theater
If You Like This You Should Watch:  Frost/Nixon, The Last King of Scotland
Better Than:  Invictus
Worse Than:  Rainman, JFK

Starring: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonahm Carter
Every now and then there comes a film that is critically acclaimed and it actually manages to live up to the expectations. As you know, […]

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Movie Mind Says:  Buy It
If You Like This You Should Watch:  Four Brothers, Raging Bull
Better Than:  Million Dollar Baby, Cinderella Man
Worse Than:  Rocky

Starring: Christian Bale, Mark Wahlberg, Amy Adams
Simply put, The Fighter is a great film. It is easily in the discussion for one of the best boxing movies of all time, but not quite […]

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Movie Mind Says:  Buy It
If You Like This You Should Watch:  The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Better Than:  Appaloosa, 3:10 to Yuma
Worse Than:  Tombstone

Starring: Jeff Bridges, Matt Damn, Josh Brolin, Hailee Steinfeld
True Grit is legit. A deep character-driven western with plenty of suspense despite at times displaying a slightly slack pace, […]

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