Topic: In the Valley of Elah
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The best films of 2011
Monitor film critic, Peter Rainer, remembers the hundreds of movies he watched in 2011, and highlights his favorites ... and some he thought were overrated.
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Brothers: movie review
Tobey Maguire plays a returning vet in ‘Brothers,’ a dark drama about identity and the costs of war on the home front.
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'The Messenger' - movie review
'The Messenger' is an understated character study of two Army officers assigned to inform families that their loved one has been killed.
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Review: 'The Hurt Locker'
This riveting, documentarylike combat movie about a bomb squad in Iraq will keep you on edge.
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Review: 'The Lucky Ones'
In a plot full of glib contrivances, this home-front story of the Iraq war follows the lives of three returning vets.
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Review: 'Traitor'
Latest 'war on terror' movie falls down in casting likable Don Cheadle as a mass bomber.
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'Stop-Loss' brings Iraq war home
A war hero goes AWOL when the Army recalls him for a tour of duty in Kimberly Peirce's gritty drama.
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New on DVD: 'The Valley of Elah' and 'Michael Clayton'
In the valley of Elah, a shadowy murder case; a corporate conspiracy catches up with Michael Clayton.
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And the Oscar nominees are ... a bit on the dark side
The films leading the race tended to be long on grandeur and bleak in outlook. Is it a reflection of America's mood?
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