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Films 4 you
For a cool, absorbing depiction of a virulent global pandemic: “Contagion,” starring Matt Damon, Kate Winslet and a cast of thousands of invisible microbes
For shameless melodrama redeemed by the actors: “Warrior,” starring Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton as estranged brothers going mano a mano, mixed martial arts style
For a fine, searching American indie with a provocative take on faith: “Higher Ground,” directed by and starring Vera Farmiga
For the triumph of the simian spirit: “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” one of this summer’s fleetest success stories
