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These are a bit late but I figured I put them up.

Religulous-

Bill Maher takes his crew around the world as they get people's views on the different religions. The film is offensive and funny but not quite intelligent. Maher never really gets to a point as to why he's making this documentary. He just goes around and talks to people.

Rating: 2 (out of 4)

Body of Lies:

This should have been a great movie. It has two great actors and a great director. Unfortunately, great talent doesn't always make a great film.
Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a CIA operative on a mission to capture a terrorist leader in Jordan. His leader Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe) watches his every move from a spy camera. Hoffman and Ferris don't get along well and Ferris' mission doesn't go the way he wants it to.
He decides to team up with the Chief of Jordan Intelligence Hani Salaam (Mark Strong) to see if he can uncover any more clues. While Hani may seem like someone to trust, Ferris isn't so sure he can trust him. This increases the danger of Roger's mission.
Both actors pull off great performances and there are good action scenes. The thing that keeps the film from being great is the story. There is no certain direction the film takes. It jumps over many different locations and introduces many different characters to follow.
It's still a good movie due to the acting and action, but it's not great.

Rating: 3 (out of 4)