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Taking a unique (and somewhat daring) approach to the terrorist attacks of 9/11, Mira Nair's The Reluctant Fundamentalist made leaps and bounds to be different, original, and controversial.  An all-star cast and a stellar script should have made for a home run, but somehow the film ventured off course, diving too deeply into the details and forgetting that sometimes, especially in the world of film, less is more.

Oconomowoc, the feature writing/directing/producing debut of Andy Gillies, is an amateur success story that will, however, leave viewers confused and frustrated. The “plot” is loosely as follows: angsty doucher Lonnie Washington (Brendan Marshall-Rashid) rejects a job opportunity (“it wasn’t in his best interest”—whatever that means) to move back into his parents’ house, run by his boozy matriarch mother, and find some direction. His friend Travis (Andy Gillie) convinces him to join his fledgling t-shirt business, and they reluctantly meander through the rest of the film..

Lucky Bastard is an adult website where a fan gets to become the star.  When a lucky subscriber wins an adventure between the sheets with one of the site's biggest actresses, he thinks he has hit the jackpot.  But a series of unexpected events brings everything to head as everyone soon finds themselves praying to stay alive.

While there is no doubt that Stephen Hawking is an interesting and smart guy, Hawking is the epitome of an "alright" movie. I am really hard pressed to call this movie a documentary but more of a biographic that simply touches on someone's life.

I think we can all remember when we first got onto Napster or maybe even one of its spin-offs like LimeWire; I do, and the excitement of having unbelievable access to free music changed my life and my perception of music forever. Downloaded is a well done documentary about the guys that made it all possible and changed the music industry forever.