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The Wrestler

by Michael Antman

[1.May.09] :. Like 'The Ram', we do whatever we can to make it in this world with our dignity or our bodies – though rarely both – intact.

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The New Classics - The 30 Best Films of 2008

by PopMatters Staff

[16.Jan.09] :. Unlike previous years, where classics came crawling out of the celluloid woodwork with regular reckless abandon, 2008 was more calm… and considered. That's not to say that choosing 30 top titles was hard. The difficulty in placing them in some manner of rank order suggests the actual depth of quality involved.

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

 

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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Marisa Tomei tries to find the naked truth in ‘The Wrestler’

by Roger Moore [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)]

[12.Jan.09] :. There’s a phrase that the sportscaster Tony Kornheiser likes to use describing woman of a certain age who retain every bit of their sexual allure - the Susan Sarandons, Helen Mirrens and Tina...

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Mickey Rourke: Grappling with his past and winning out in ‘The Wrestler’

by Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)]

[8.Jan.09] :. TORONTO - For a few days at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, where Mickey Rourke’s “The Wrestler” stunned audiences and started a bidding war, the onetime...

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Rourke’s Rennaisance Mirrors that of this ‘Wrestler’

by Bill Gibron

[19.Dec.08] :. Man is not a perfect machine. He is flawed, easily broken, capable of incredibly feats and destined to die off damaged and corrupt. Luckily for most of us, we don’t rely on our bodies to earn...

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Exquisite Agony

by Chris Barsanti

[18.Dec.08] :. This holiday season, Mickey Rourke (in The Wrestler) and Will Smith (Seven Pounds) suffer for all us sinners.

 

The Wrestler

by Cynthia Fuchs

[17.Dec.08] :. Just four minutes into The Wrestler, it looks like Randy has good reason to cling to his past, as his present is so exceedingly unpleasant.

 

Chaplin: 15th Anniversary Edition

by Bill Gibron

[22.Oct.08] :. Robert Downey Jr. is a significant reason why this 1993 effort is worth revisiting.

 

Chaplin: 15th Anniversary Edition

by Bill Gibron

[17.Oct.08] :. Some legends are impossible to capture on film. When an icon inexplicably becomes something to everyone, no matter the era, that personal pliability and universal appeal is as elusive to illustrate...

 

Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead

by Matthew Sorrento

[5.Jun.08] :. What a quirky pair of brothers do Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke make.

 

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.

 

Sidney Lumet knows how to get some satisfaction

by Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)]

[9.Nov.07] :. “It’s not one of your average feel-good movies,” says Sidney Lumet with a satisfied grin, speaking of his latest—the ferociously dark, wildly entertaining, “Before the...

 

Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead

by Cynthia Fuchs

[26.Oct.07] :. Family tensions run high throughout Before the Devil Knows You're Dead.

 

Wild Hogs (2007)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[2.Mar.07] :. From the director responsible for Van Wilder, Wild Hogs is another thudding men-will-be-boys saga, this time populated by middle-agey stereotypes.

 

Alfie (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[23.Mar.05] :. Jude Law's performance is wholly charming and energetic.

 

Alfie (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[5.Nov.04] :. Surrounded by urgent, provocative signposts that he just can't see, Alfie remains lost.

 

Anger Management (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[11.Apr.03] :. Dave (Adam Sandler) grumbles okay, to everything, his face reorganized into a permanent twist.

 

The Guru (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[13.Feb.03] :. Offers a cagey take on cultural influences and intersections.

 

The Watcher (2000)

by Paul Varner

You’d better look out your window, not too obviously, but very carefully. He may be watching you. He’s out there, always out there, waiting and watching. Particularly if you happen to be...

 

The Watcher (2000)

by Mike Ward

You might be old enough to remember those heady years when local theaters played Friday the 13th triple features and there were occasional midnight screenings of April Fools Day at one...

 

What Women Want (2000)

by America Billy

At the start of What Women Want, we learn the definition of a “man’s man.” This lesson comes first from the ex-wife of Nick Marshall (Mel Gibson), and he is Exhibit A. As she...

 

Someone Like You (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

Instead, 'Someone Like You' follows formula, which means that Jane will realize her folly and realize that Eddie is really the guy for her (this is telegraphed when the pretty couple shares their feelings and eats Chinese food while seated on the kitchen counter and dressed in their fashionable underwear).

 

Someone Like You (2001)

by Mike Ward

'Someone Like You''s press kit describes Eddie and Jane as a 'Hepburn and Tracy of the modern era', but its undercurrent of painful loss and compulsive grief avoidance is precisely missing from movies like 'Desk Set' and 'Adam's Rib'.

 

In the Bedroom (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

The movie does not back down from the pain or rage it sets up.

 

Happy Accidents (2000)

by Gordon Geise

'Happy Accidents' is either a sci-fi love story, or a love story in which one of the lovers is crazy.