I know I’m very late to the Argo party, but now that it’s won a ton of awards, including Golden Globes for Best Picture (Drama) and Best Director, it’s a good time to reflect on its chances to win seven more at the Oscars next month.
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On May 2, 2011, a team of CIA-backed Navy SEALs raided a small housing compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, under orders to capture or kill Osama bin Laden, leader of the al-Qaeda terrorist organization and mastermind of the tragic attacks of September 11, 2001. Zero Dark Thirty tells the story of the decade-long manhunt that ended in bin Laden’s death that evening. Unfortunately, despite a riveting depiction of the raid, the rest of the film leading up to it feels like enduring those same ten years.
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A quick Google search will show you the average life expectancy for North Americans is around 80 years, which may be why turning 40 freaks out so many people. This Is 40, the new film from writer-director Judd Apatow, is a sharply perceptive, hilarious and moving comedy-drama about how the regular stress and frustration of family life gets amped up by the arrival of that magic age.
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