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Film DVD Review

French Connection 1 & 2

by Jesse Hassenger

[16.Mar.09] :. Watching the original with its sequel draws attention to the subtle but inarguably greater care Friedkin brought to the earlier film.

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Film DVD Review

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

by Michael Curtis Nelson

[6.Feb.09] :. So important did the US government consider some filmmakers’ work that after liberation, film crews went into concentration camps even before medical teams.

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Film DVD Review

Bonnie and Clyde

by Chris Barsanti

[1.May.08] :. This film carries a bedrock rebelliousness and shocking ugliness that firmly resonates today.

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PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2006 Feature

Time Encapsulating: The Best DVDs of 2006

by PopMatters Staff

[10.Jan.07] :. From solid single issues to amazingly complete film and television compilations, the works highlighted here argue for DVD's continued importance.

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2006

Film DVD Review

Prime Cut (1972)

by Nikki Tranter

[1.Jul.05] :. Prime Cut is like a giant absurdist painting.

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Get Shorty (Special Edition) (1995)

by Jesse Hassenger

[17.Feb.05] :. Sonnenfeld keeps all of this under two hours by cutting the movie at a dazzling clip. The film moves like Travolta, quickly and with style.

Runaway Jury (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[16.Oct.03] :. Besieged by John Grishamish plot twisties, the actors in Runaway Jury do their best to fashion an emotional coherence.

Heist (2001)

by WRITER

[8.Nov.01] :. [David Mamet's] language, severe and spare, actually sounds quite human comin

Under Suspicion (2000)

by Cynthia Fuchs

There's not much in this film that's subtle, but it does actually have something thoughtful to say about the ways that we perceive and assume truth, or the ways we might be convinced of some untruth because of our own anxieties. What you see can be -- and usually is -- deceiving.

The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

by Lucas Hilderbrand

It is The Royal Tenenbaums's hyperbole that both makes the fantasy so lively and reveals the self-delusions at its foundation.

The Replacements (2000)

by Cynthia Fuchs

The Replacements' particular spin on the relationship between unions and management is simplistic and, more often than not, spurious.

The Replacements (2000)

by Cynthia Fuchs

The Replacements' particular spin on the relationship between unions and management is simplistic and, more often than not, spurious.

The Mexican (2001)

by Todd R. Ramlow

'The Mexican' follows the turbulent near-end of the relationship between hapless Mafia gopher Jerry Welbach (Brad) and his obsessive, psycho-babbling girlfriend Samantha Barzel (Julia), who reduces everything in her life to 'blame-shifting' and others' inability to express their emotions.

The Mexican (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

On its good-looking surface (being well-composed and carefully lit), 'The Mexican' is a love story.

The Mexican (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

On its good-looking surface (being well-composed and carefully lit), 'The Mexican' is a love story.

Heartbreakers (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

Longtime 'Simpsons' writer and executive producer David Mirkin's predilection for wickedly witty cartoonishness is only slightly tempered in his live-action movies.

Behind Enemy Lines (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

American consumers need to get on with the slam-bang business of (mediated) life.