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The Lincoln Lawyer, one of the best movies of 2011 so far, files its away onto DVD and Blu-Ray today. The Matthew McConaughey-starring legal thriller is a surprisingly edgy, engaging and captivating film, featuring an immensely satisfying cat-and-mouse game. If you haven’t seen it, watch it now. Like right now.

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Of all the movies I watched at the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) this year, none was more rewarding than Salvation Boulevard, the agnostic comedy starring Greg Kinnear, Pierce Brsonan, Marisa Tomei, Jennifer Connelly and Ed Harris. A lighthearted, offbeat laugh fest, the movie wasn’t as awarding as the experience, that of being crammed into a theater full of atheists who relate all too well to the jokes on display.

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The first few months each year are typically a terrible time for movies. After an injection of quality in December, Hollywood unleashes hell upon audiences, throwing garbage left and right and hoping things will stick. As brutal as these early months can be, there is a positive side: one or two films – typically ones no one saw coming – turn out to be well worth the price of admission.

Read FilmJabber’s full The Lincoln Lawyer movie review.