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Still of Cho Jin-woong and Lee Je-hoon in ‘An Ethics Lesson’ (2013)

An Ethics Lesson (2013)

You may feel guilty watching this whacky dark comedy, which is a tad bloody and perverse; but also oddly fun

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RED 2 (2013)

The RED team (well, most) are back in action, but Mary-Louise Parker once again delivers the chuckles

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Photo of Ben Stiller in ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’ (2013)

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)

Walter Mitty goes in search of a photo and discovers himself

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Under the Skin (2013)

‘Under the Skin’ is aptly named. It will get under yours

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Life’s a Breeze (2013)

The search for a wayward mattress becomes a journey of self-discovery

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The Grand Seduction (2013)

The struggling fishing village of Tickle Head needs to sign a new doc ... by any means necessary

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Frequencies (2013)

Alternative reality tale + overlapping timelines + repeated scenes + show-off antics = scrambled mess

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Enemy (2013)

Jake Gyllenhaal shines in this mind-bending thriller that has you constantly wondering what's really going on

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Photo of Laurence Fishburne and Bill Paxton in The Colony (2013)

The Colony (2013)

Even Laurence Fishburne and Bill Paxton can’t save ‘The Colony’ from disaster

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