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Animal Kingdom Down Under and dirty, David Michôd's murderously compelling crime saga takes place in Melbourne, among a group of thuggish brothers, their smiling, sinister aunt, and a newly orphaned teenage nephew caught in the fray. With Guy Pearce, mustachioed, as a cop. R

    by Steven Rea | Columnist, Inquirer
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Animal Kingdom

Down Under and dirty, David Michôd's murderously compelling crime saga takes place in Melbourne, among a group of thuggish brothers, their smiling, sinister aunt, and a newly orphaned teenage nephew caught in the fray. With Guy Pearce, mustachioed, as a cop.

R

Cairo Time Patricia Clarkson is radiant in this bittersweet and beautiful tale of two strangers - an American and an Egyptian - who spend a few days together in the bustling, baking-hot city on the Nile. They fall in love, or at least fall under an unforgettable spell. PG

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Comic-book craziness comes to life (in a good way) in Edgar Wright's head-spinning adaptation of the graphic novel about a Toronto slacker (Michael Cera) who must battle the seven evil exes of the girl he loves. Wright calls his film "the Nintendo version of Billy Liar." Spot on! PG-13