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Starring: Hugh Dancy, John Hurt
Director: Michael Caton-Jones
Category: Drama
Rated: R

Based on true events during the Rwandan genocide in 1994, an exhausted Catholic priest (John Hurt) and a young idealistic English teacher (Hugh Dancy) find themselves caught in a literal and spiritual crisis. They have to choose whether to stay with the thousands of Tutsis about to be massacred or to flee for safety. (Publisher)

Summary of critic reviews:

Chicago Tribune: ***1/2 (out of four)

Overall: ***1/2 (out of four)

Starring: Eric Bana, Drew Barrymore
Director: Curtis Hanson
Category: Drama
Rated: PG-13

Ante up for a sure entertainment bet from “L.A. Confidential” director Curtis Hanson, who co-wrote this charmer with fellow Academy Award winner Eric Roth (“Forrest Gump”). Pro gambler Huck Cheever (Eric Bana) meets irresistible Billie Offer (Drew Barrymore) and learns to treat love the way he treats cards: trusting his heart instead of his head. He also scrambles to raise the entry fee for the high-roller World Series of Poker, even though – or maybe because – the tournament may pit him against his estranged father (Robert Duvall), a two-time Series winner. (Publisher)

Summary of critic reviews:

Chicago Tribune: *** (out of four)
New York Post: 1/2 (out of four)
USA Today: **1/2 (out of four)

Overall: ** (out of four)

Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox
Director: McG
Category: Drama
Rated: PG

Football is a game that knocks you down, then expects you to get back up. Life hit the West Virginia town of Huntington and its Marshall University even harder. When it did, Jack Lengyel came by to help pull them onto their feet by taking the job no one wanted: rebuilding the Marshall football program only months after a plane crash wiped out Marshall’s beloved Thundering Herd. Matthew McConaughey portrays Lengyel, the energetic, compassionate coach of inexperienced players whose chances of victory are slim and none. They’ll go with the slim. And as they do, their true-life story of heart, healing, and football will thrill and inspire you. It’s game day. Time to play till the whistle blows! (Publisher)

Summary of critic reviews:

Chicago Tribune: *** (out of four)
New York Post: ** (out of four)
Rolling Stone: * (out of four)
USA Today: *1/2 (out of four)

Overall: ** (out of four)