Articles tagged "charles durning"

Film Review

The Golden Boys

by Renee Scolaro Mora

[17.Apr.09] :. This tale of three codgery sea captains looking for a wife is not all that romantic, or especially comic.

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The Final Countdown

by Bill Gibron

[7.Nov.08] :. Time travel genre fans will enjoy this. And on the new digital format, it’s never looked better.

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The Final Countdown (1980): Blu-ray

by Bill Gibron

[1.Nov.08] :. It holds a sacred place in the science fiction fan’s heart. It’s also the source of much engorged geek consternation. Science aside, the narrative joys and plotpoint illogic of time...

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Good Dick

by Cynthia Fuchs

[29.Oct.08] :. Good Dick is a familiar romance, in which seemingly mismatched misfits find solace and a kind of perfect harmony in each other.

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Gone and Not Forgotten: The PopMatters DVD Wish List

by Bill Gibron

[24.Jan.08] :. A lot of good movies are still missing from DVD. Here is a list of 25 that PopMatters feels have been unceremoniously left to simply fade away.

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007

 

Film DVD Review

Starting Over (1979)

by Samantha Bornemann

[7.Jul.05] :. Starting Over captures the sting of loving someone despite knowing he is going to break your heart.

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Big Trouble (1986)

by Chris Robé

[18.Aug.03] :. Flimsy and frustrating, Big Trouble suggests that Cassavetes finally gave up on reality.

 

First Monday

by Lesley Smith

In 'First Monday', even more than in 'The West Wing', religious belief functions as a dramatic (and heavy-handed) shortcut.

 

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

by Lucas Hilderbrand

It's a Depression-era musical laid on top of a chain gang escape film, inspired at once by Homer's 'The Odyssey' and Preston Sturges' screwball comedies. But outrageous as it might seem, this ultra-high-concept project suffers from a lack of inspiration.