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Source Code

Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Vera Fermiga, Michelle Monaghan, Jeffrey Wright

Directed by: Duncan Jones

Plot: A US soldier becomes part of a secret government project called The Source Code, which allows him to assume the identity of a another man in the last 8 minutes of his life in order to figure out who bombed a train outside of Chicago.

Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 88%

Critic Consensus: “Finding the human story amidst the action, director Duncan Jones and charming Jake Gyllenhaal craft a smart, satisfying sci-fi thriller”

Hop

Starring: Russell Brand, James Marsden, Kaley Cuoco, Elizabeth Perkins, Gary Cole

Directed by: Tim Hill

Plot: The son of the Easter Bunny, E.B., runs away to Hollywood to realize his dream of becoming a drummer, leaving his home of Easter Island open to a coup d’etat by a power hungry chick.

RT Freshness: 24%

Critic Consensus: “It’s impressively animated, but Hop’s script is so uninspired that not even James Marsden’s frantic mugging can give it any bounce”

Insidious

Starring: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, Barbara Hershey

Directed by: James Wan

Plot: A tragedy befalls the youngest son of a young couple and the family starts to experience bizarre events.

RT Freshness: 62%

Critic Consensus: “Aside from a shaky final act, Insidious is a very scary and very fun haunted house thrill ride”

 

 

 

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