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Christopher Lawrence

Christopher Lawrence is the movie critic for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
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Hanks supplies folksy charm in comfortable ‘Bridge of Spies’

Children tearfully watch filmstrips about how their best chance to survive a nuclear attack is to “duck and cover.” James Donovan (Tom Hanks) looks on in horror as Berliners are gunned down trying to clamber over the newly constructed wall. At one point, shots are fired into his New York home.

 
Benicio Del Toro tremendous in war-on-drugs drama ‘Sicario’

You wanna win the war on drugs? Find a way to get each cartel boss alone in a room, then have Benicio Del Toro glare at him. It won’t be long before the world’s supply of illicit substances dwindles to whatever weed Seth Rogen happens to be holding.