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Tell No One

by Jake Meaney

[28.Apr.09] :. Smartly written, cleverly constructed, and frantically paced, this is an old school thriller.

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The PopMatters Summer 2009 Movie Preview Feature

Summer of Same: May 2009

by Bill Gibron

[27.Apr.09] :. May's titles include the fourth films in two aging franchises, more Pixar perfection, and the reboot of a TV series from 40 years ago. And they say there are no new ideas.

The PopMatters Summer 2009 Movie Preview

 

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Confessions of a Shopaholic

by Cynthia Fuchs

[13.Feb.09] :. What is John Salley doing in this movie?

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PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008 Feature

Iconic - The Top 20 Male Performances of 2008

by PopMatters Staff

[14.Jan.09] :. Like the gladiators of old, 2008 resembles a battle of formidable acting gods, especially when looking over the 20 choices presented below. Indeed, if anything, choosing a winner requires more of a leap of faith than any amount of critical skill - they all were that good.

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008

 

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008 Feature

Tough and Tender - The Top 20 Female Performances of 2008

by PopMatters Staff

[14.Jan.09] :. Twenty talented ladies, 20 performances worthy of multiple little gold men. Unfortunately, as in all years, someone has to come out on top. But after looking over this impressive list, picking the preeminent turn of 2008 seems almost impossible.

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Kristin Scott Thomas shows another side in ‘I’ve Loved You So Long’

by Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)]

[20.Nov.08] :. Even Kristin Scott Thomas fans familiar with her dual screen careers - the English-language projects, and the French - will be startled when they come to “I’ve Loved You So Long.”...

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I’ve Loved You So Long: Interviews with Kristin Scott Thomas and Philippe Claudel

by Matt Mazur

[10.Nov.08] :. Kristin Scott Thomas delivers the performance of the year in Philippe Claudel’s I’ve Loved You So Long, and tells Mazur how she did it.

 

The Other Boleyn Girl

by Cynthia Fuchs

[29.Feb.08] :. Based on the bodice-ripping novel by Philippa Gregory, The Other Boleyn Girl is, in a word, ridiculous.

 

The Walker

by Cynthia Fuchs

[10.Dec.07] :. Like the heroes of several of Paul Schrader's other films -- American Gigolo, Light Sleeper, and, to an extent, Auto Focus -- Carter moves among women as if visiting an alien planet.

 

Keeping Mum (2005)

by Michael Buening

[15.Sep.06] :. The most enjoyable portions of the film mock Mary Poppins-style children's literature, whereby a goodhearted but lost family is set aright by a no-nonsense nanny.

 

Gosford Park (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[27.Jun.02] :. It is clear about what it is, a study of affect that is also affected.

 

Up at the Villa (2000)

by Cynthia Fuchs

What were they thinking? In Up at the Villa, Sean Penn plays a wealthy American rapscallion tearing around 1938’s Europe, arching his eyebrow by way of seducing rich ladies. This would...

 

Life as a House (2001)

by Susan Brown

Unfortunately, it only thinks it's American Beauty, and instead, ends up being Regarding Henry.

 

Gosford Park (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

It is clear about what it is, a study of affect that is also affected.