State of Play delivers dense political thriller thrills
Roger Moore reviews State of Play as a tight conspiracy thriller with Russell Crowe Ben Affleck and an all star cast. The plot follows reporter Cal and congressman Collins as a death and scandal implicate a defense contractor and expose journalism and democracy tensions. The film blends BBC roots with Hollywood energy and features brisk pacing sharp dialogue and clever misdirections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Moore
Lando Sentinel
Russell Crowe
Ben Affleck
Affleck
Cal
Collins
Viola Davis
Jason Bateman
Harry Lennix
Bambi
London
Parliament
Billy Ray
Matthew Carnahan
Tony Gilroy
Crowe
Kevin Macdonald
Scotland
McClatchy
Cal McAffrey
Movie ads preview with star ratings and showtimes
A weekly movie feature lists cramps of upcoming releases with critic ratings and theater listings. Titles include Crank High Voltage 96 minutes Dragonball Evolution 86 minutes Duplicity 125 minutes State of Play 127 minutes 17 Again 102 minutes and continuing showings with Galaxy 16 Cine Wynnsong 12 Cedar Rapids Coral Ridge 10 Coralville Sycamore 12 Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galaxy
Cedar Rapids
Coral Ridge
Coralville
Sycamore
Iowa City
Roger Moore
Chelios
Jason Statham
Galaxy 16 Cine
Wynnsong
Mike O'Donnell
Matthew Perry
Zac Efron
Galaxy 16
Cal McAffrey
Russell Crowe
Cal
James
Jesse Eisenberg
Kristen Stewart
Greg Mottola
Superbad
Roger Ebert
Cine
Coraluitte
Goku
Justin Chatwin
Piccolo
James Marsters
Reese Witherspoon
Earth
DreamWorks
Ronnie Earnhardt
Seth Rogen
Earnhardt
Ray Liotta
Paul Blart
Kevin James
Schlub
New Jersey
Collins Road
Movie Reviews From Roger Ebert S Kansas City Page
A string of film notes and quick reviews highlights Ebert opinions on Fast and Furious Gran Torino Hannah Montana The Haunting in Connecticut He's Just Not That Into You I Love You Man Knowing Monsters vs Aliens Observe and Report Paul Blart Race to Witch Mountain Slumdog Millionaire Sunshine Cleaning Taken with brief theater listings and venue notes across Cedar Rapids Iowa City Coralville and surrounding theaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Gilroy
Michael Clayton
Roger Ebert
Sycamore
Iowa City
Brian O'Conner
Paul Walker
Dominic Toretto
Vin Diesel
Feds
Galaxy 16 Cine
Wynnsong
Cedar Rapids
Coral Ridge
Coralville
Clint Eastwood
Dirty Harry
Collins Road
Hannah Montana
Miley Stewart
Miley Cyrus
Crowley Corners
Tenn
Connecticut
Virginia Madsen
Martin Donovan
Elias Koteas
Galaxy
Man
Paul Rudd
Rashida Jones
Jason Segel
Nicolas Cage
MIT
Witch Mountain
Danny Boyle
Amy Adams
Emily Blunt
Steve Zahn
Clifton Collins Jr
Alan Arkin
Liam Neeson
CIA
Paris
Also Mentioned on This Page
Movie Review
Washington Globe
Rachel McAdams
Robin Wright Penn
Jeff Daniels
Helen Mirren
Bill Nighy
Adventureland
Julia Roberts
Clive Owen
MI6
Out Loud
Metro Library Network
Lindale
W.I. Warshawski
Metrolibrarynetwork.org
Samantha Chang
TCR
Iowa Writers’ Workshop
Lawrence Block
Michael Buckley
John P. and
Lawrence J. Giacoletto
The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids Barnes & Noble
the Gazette
Kalona
Woodin Wheel
Kalona Antique Co
Katie
Woodinwheel
Woodinwheel.com
6Th & D Avenue
Kalona Community Center
Kirkwood Co
Unty College
C.R
Kirkwood
Tim Feldkamp
Wycliffe Gordon
Ballantyne Auditorium
Ray Salucka
Cedar Hall
Kirkwood Main Campus
Doo! Owkirkwood.edu