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Flash of Genius

by Cynthia Fuchs

[3.Oct.08] :. Robert Kearns' saga is more complicated than its trite "stalwart individual against the system" scaffolding suggests. Still, the movie sticks mostly to the scaffolding.

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The PopMatters Fall 2008 Movie Preview Feature

Talk, Talk, Talk: October 2008

by Bill Gibron

[10.Sep.08] :. What studio suit thought this was a good idea? With four months to schedule your high priced efforts, you instead unload almost 30 overpriced pictures on an unsuspecting movie audience.

The PopMatters Fall 2008 Movie Preview

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A Gallery of Good Works: The Best Films of 2007

by PopMatters Staff

[11.Jan.08] :. From Julian Schnabel's artsy The Diving Bell and the Butterfly to the legendary Coen Brothers splendid adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men, PopMatters counts down the 30 best films of 2007.

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

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Griffin & Phoenix

by Amos Posner

[4.Dec.07] :. It’s hard to tell whether first-time director Ed Stone set out to make the saddest romantic-comedy of all time or to see how much comic relief could be crammed into a maudlin drama.

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Gracie

by Jake Meaney

[11.Oct.07] :. Gracie, a modest, likable little soccer movie that came and went quickly and quietly in theaters this past spring, plays to just about every sports movie cliché in the book.

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Based on a real story, ‘Gracie’ is a Shue thing

by Dixie Reid [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[3.Jun.07] :. SAN FRANCISCO—In 1967, when the Boston Marathon was restricted to men, race officials angrily pushed Kathrine Switzer off the course after realizing she was a woman hiding in a hooded...

Gracie (2007)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[1.Jun.07] :. Though the movie accommodates sports-movie conventions, Gracie is difficult to dismiss.

Georgia Rule (2007)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[11.May.07] :. Careless and predictable, Georgia Rule offers up the abuse victim's "sexy" acting out as alternately beguiling and blameworthy.

Jane Fonda returns to the big screen in ‘Georgia Rule’

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

[10.May.07] :. Jane Fonda, who continues to apologize for her “thoughtless, but not treasonous” actions during the Vietnam War, said she feels sorry for the people who cannot let go of their hatred for...

Monkey Business (Part 1: May)

by Bill Gibron

[1.May.07] :. Talk about frontloading your approach. Each week in this first full month of patented popcorn movies finds another famous franchise icon making a major blockbuster bow. Only truly disastrous results from these guaranteed crowd-pleasers will keep the coffers from clogging with cash.

‘Zodiac’ filmmaker David Fincher recalls wave of panic

by Rene Rodriguez [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[3.Mar.07] :. The phrase “From the director of `Seven’” conjures up a certain expectation, especially when it’s plastered on the posters for “Zodiac,” a movie about the...

David Fincher talks ‘Zodiac’

by Terry Lawson [Detroit Free Press (MCT)]

[2.Mar.07] :. “So, which side are you on? ” asks director David Fincher, beginning the interview with a question. “Which side of what?” “The length of the movie. Are you on the `too...

The PopMatters ‘Short Ends & Leader’ Spring Film Preview

by Bill Gibron

[2.Mar.07] :. In order to separate the worthy from the worthless, PopMatters' "Short Ends & Leader" editor is highlighting 10 new films he's looking forward to this spring.

The Family Stone (2005)

by Marisa Carroll

[1.May.06] :. In trying to balance the competing forces of farce and pathos, the film is at times funny and moving, though there are so many characters and subplots that some get lost in the shuffle.

The Thing Called Love: Director’s Cut (1993)

by Mary Colgan

[9.Mar.06] :. Country music provides a roadmap, guiding the characters away from disillusionment and toward a simpler, more straightforward way of life.

The Family Stone (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[16.Dec.05] :. The self-congratulating, liberal-leaning Stones are addled when good boy Everett (Dermot Mulroney) brings home the very bad fiancée.

Must Love Dogs (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[29.Jul.05] :. This family thing is looking rather grim now, as if it's about to swallow the rest of the movie whole.

Undertow (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[26.Apr.05] :. Retribution leads to violence, such that the next generation of brothers, Tim and Chris, are tossed into yet another vacuum of fear, guilt, and suspicion.

The Wedding Date (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[4.Feb.05] :. More unnerving, he treats her to a front-and-center look at his penis, fresh out of the shower.

Undertow (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[29.Oct.04] :. Uncle Deel (Josh Lucas) hauls up in his muscle car, his face grizzled and his pink cowboy shirt weirdly stylish.

Living in Oblivion (1995)

by Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece

[14.Apr.03] :. Living in Oblivion's fine cast works together like a dream.

About Schmidt (2002)

by Shan Fowler

[13.Dec.02] :. The expression on Schmidt's face every time he encounters another crisis does not convey anger, but befuddlement.

Lovely & Amazing (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[18.Jul.02] :. Even as the girls in Holofcener's world have their own problems, they provide acutely recognizable reflections.

Where the Money Is (2000)

by Cynthia Fuchs

Where the Money Is opens with two high school graduates — played improbably by Linda Fiorentino and Dermot Mulroney — cruising down a nighttime road in their snazzy blue Mustang...

Trixie (2000)

by Lesley Smith

The protagonist of every classic thriller is, in some way or another, a Holy Fool. From the Scarlet Pimpernel’s foppish banter to Pete Decker’s Orthodox faith, from Miss Marple’s...