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Endgame

by Chris Barsanti

[6.Nov.09] :. Endgame crafts a crackling thriller out of the tangle of crafty maneuvering and happenstance that put a stop to South Africa's apartheid.

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Redbelt

by Cynthia Fuchs

[9.May.08] :. In Redbelt, as ever in David Mamet's universe, the fight is the issue.

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The PopMatters Summer 2008 Movie Preview Feature

The Return of the Popcorn Circus: May 2008

by Bill Gibron

[28.Apr.08] :. In the first act of this four-part production, Tinsel Town decides to do some unbelievable front loading. Will there be room for independent offerings, or former HBO carnal comedy divas? Who knows? Without a doubt, it's an interesting way to start the season.

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Talk to Me

by Jake Meaney

[29.Nov.07] :. Vibrant, exuberant, colorful and irresistibly alive, Talk to Me is a celebration of a lifestyle as much as a life -- the thumping funk, soul and R&B of the late '60s, early '70s.

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American Gangster

by Cynthia Fuchs

[2.Nov.07] :. As much as American Gangster loves Frank's intelligence and charisma, it must also condemn his criminality.

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Don Cheadle keeps it real in ‘Talk to Me’

by Barry Koltnow [The Orange County Register (MCT)]

[27.Jul.07] :. LOS ANGELES—Don Cheadle doesn’t want to punch a reporter. But he may need to punch a reporter. “I need to do something,” the soft-spoken actor says with a laugh, between...

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Don Cheadle gets the word out about ‘Talk to Me’

by Terry Lawson [Detroit Free Press (MCT)]

[13.Jul.07] :. “You do what you are able to do,” says Cheadle. “That’s my responsibility as a human. But as an actor, you know, I don’t always want to represent all that is good and noble. Sometimes you just want to, you know, get down a little bit.”

Future Shock: The Death of Serious Science Fiction

by Bill Gibron

[29.May.07] :. The serious Science Fiction film genre is dead or at least on cinematic life support. As the new millennial marches forward, and an omnipresent production paradigm that substitutes spectacle for smarts, futurist filmmaking is definitely gasping for breath.

Monkey Business (Part 3: July)

by Bill Gibron

[3.May.07] :. Finally, a month with only one remaining series contender. All wizard based Potter-y aside, this will be the most tenuous time for the business called show. After a strong start, the eccentric collection of entertainments here could make or break this potentially record shattering motion picture season.

Alfonso Cuaron: ‘The present, projected into the future’

by Joshua Klein [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[26.Mar.07] :. Cuaron talks about Children of Men, his powerful film with explicit references to the political present.

Children of Men (2007)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[5.Jan.07] :. Even with so much attention paid to her body and to her child, Kee's story is secondary to Theo's, as his loss of hope must be undone and his past redressed.

Kinky Boots (2006)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[1.May.06] :. Chiwetel Ejiofor is the reason to see Kinky Boots. Always charismatic and compelling, he is here also fabulous.

Serenity (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[9.Feb.06] :. 'He's homemade,' Joss Whedon says of Mal. 'And he's kind of a schmo a lot of the time.'"

Serenity (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[30.Sep.05] :. It's not hard to tell where Serenity's moral druthers lie: much like Whedon's Scoobies, the crew here is an enthusiastic, energetic, and sometimes ornery bunch.

Dirty Pretty Things (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[5.Apr.04] :. The title refers to many 'things,' most simultaneously dirty and pretty.

Love Actually (2003)

by Mary Colgan

[13.Nov.03] :. On occasion, the film allows a jaded sensibility to worm its way into this otherwise picturesque world.

Dirty Pretty Things (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[7.Aug.03] :. Dirty Pretty Things is a film about beaten down, exhausted, tenaciously hopeful workers.