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Articles tagged "marcia gay harden"PopMatters Pick Film DVD ReviewInto the Wildby Mike Schiller[5.Mar.08] :. A "follow your dreams" narrative in a package that belies the cliché that it expounds upon.  Film ReviewStephen King’s The Mistby Cynthia Fuchs[21.Nov.07] :. The Mist indicts blind belief, but doesn't escape the weight of its clichés.  Film DVD ReviewThe Hoaxby Matt Mazur[15.Nov.07] :. The film does not shy away from the innate unlikability of its leading man and it also explores, cannily, the damage one person’s dishonesty can inflict upon everyone around them. PopMatters Pick Film ReviewInto the Wildby Cynthia Fuchs[21.Sep.07] :. Into the Wild reveals the sense of loss that drove Chris McCandless. It also shows that it isn't only his.  Film ReviewThe Hoax (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[6.Apr.07] :. Even as The Hoax works to wring emotional consequence from its many layers of lies, you're hard-pressed to believe it.  Film DVD ReviewBad News Bears (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[14.Dec.05] :. The DVD extras are mostly valuable for the access they grant to Richard Linklater, who is a terrific storyteller and articulate filmmaker. Felicity: An American Girl Adventure (2005)by Nikki Tranter[8.Dec.05] :. Even with its contradictions, Felicity offers Shailene Woodley's feisty performance and adorable little face. Bad News Bears (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[21.Jul.05] :. Morris Buttermaker's (Billy Bob Thornton) efforts to 'get down' with his token black player lead to slogany appreciation for the struggle ('Don't trust whitey') and the requisite 'the shizzle'. Crush (1992)by Daniel Mudie Cunningham[17.Jun.05] :. Crush conveys horror in a setting where eruptions of Otherness are barely contained, if also erratically effective. p.s. (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[5.Nov.04] :. Simultaneously affectionate, startled, yearning, and anxious, Laura Linney and Topher Grace make awkwardness into art. Casa de los Babys (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[3.May.04] :. The movie, which focuses on a group of U.S. women arrived in an unidentified Latin American country to adopt children, is as much about cultural imperialism and racism as it is about women and babies. Mona Lisa Smile (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[15.Mar.04] :. Berkley-educated, Katherine is a 'forward thinker,' a 'bohemian' who believes that education opens doors. Mona Lisa Smile (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[18.Dec.03] :. Katherine has her hands full, even aside from looking for romance (though this happens too, as this is, after all, a Julia Roberts movie). Mystic River (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[9.Oct.03] :. While the film doesn't elucidate Jimmy's own violent past, it is clear that he hasn't had misgivings until now. Pollock (2000)by Todd R. RamlowWhere the story of Pollock's life gets, at least to me, most interesting, and where the film 'Pollock' becomes most engaging, is in the connected story of the artist's wife, Lee Krasner. Pollock (2000)by Kevin DevineThis is the tragedy and romanticized allure of Jackson Pollock, the man: he grew physically, he grew creatively, but he never grew up emotionally. Space Cowboys (2000)by Paul VarnerClint Eastwood, I guess, will always see himself as the ultimate icon of masculinity for his generation. The young Eastwood saved the Western film genre in the 1964 with the ultra-hip postmodern... Space Cowboys (2000)by Cynthia FuchsThe aging Clint Eastwood may act like a cantankerous old coot, but everyone knows that he’s still the great American Hero, fiercely loyal, exceedingly courageous, and wily like a fox. In his... The Education of Max Bickfordby Elena Razlogova'The Education of Max Bickford' has yet to strike the right balance between outspoken politics and a desire not to offend. |
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