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Ronen's Rating System:

*****	A must watch
****	Worth seeing
***	If you must watch a movie and there is nothing else out there
**	Don’t bother
*	It’s so bad its almost good... not... These are films I walked out on, or just fell asleep
(K: stars)	Rating by my children. As they are easy to please, would typically be higher than mine...

Flight (2012) ***

Posted on 12/3/2012 7:00 PM By Ronen Divon

Flight's flight-plan seems to correlate with the film’s plot: taking off through some rough weather, leveling into dosing off, and then crashing amidst a combination of mechanical and personal issues... Despite compelling performances by Denzel Washington and some other cast members, Flight is a mediocre film at best.

Life of Pi (2012) *****

Posted on 12/1/2012 7:00 PM By Ronen Divon

Trust Ang Lee to take a mystical magical story such as Life of Pi, and turn it into an enchanting screen experience. It is simply superb. I admit I had high expectations, and am glad to report I was not disappointed! It is rare I give a film five-star rating, this one gets it.

The Sessions (2012) ****

Posted on 11/25/2012 7:00 PM By Ronen Divon

The Sessions join a distinguished group of films addressing various perspectives of a man trapped in a motionless body. What sets The Sessions apart, aside of addressing sex and disability, a rare topic all by itself, is that the main character, real-life poet Mark O’Brien, who had been without control of his body due to polio in childhood, is not struggling with the disability as do the heroes of most other films. He had already come up to terms with his conditions and learned to make the most out of it. His challenges are different and include a need to earn his manhood by losing his virginity, despite his condition and somewhat against his religious following.

Lincoln (2012) ****

Posted on 11/18/2012 7:00 PM By Ronen Divon

Focusing on the final four months of Lincoln's life, including the ending of slavery (Thirteenth Amendment) and the Union victory in the Civil War, Lincoln provides an engaging biopic that is a shining portrait of a leader standing tall in American history.

I Am (2011) ****

Posted on 11/17/2012 7:00 PM By Ronen Divon

What’s Wrong With the World? and What Can We Do About It? The resulting documentary combines Shadyac’s personal story with interviews with scientists, religious leaders, environmentalists and philosophers.