Articles tagged "matthew mcconaughey"

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‘Ghosts’ is Passable RomCom Fare

by Bill Gibron

[1.May.09] :. Remember when Matthew McConaughey was the next big thing? Around the release of A Time to Kill, when he was the “it” actor bound for superstar glory. Of course, many of these...

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Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

by Cynthia Fuchs

[1.May.09] :. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past submits that Connor deserves to be saved by Jenny. But it never shows how or why she should bother with him.

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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.

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

OMG - The 20 Worst Films of 2008

by PopMatters Staff

[15.Jan.09] :. There's bad, and then there's 2008 level bad. You know this list is looking down into a deep dark bottomless pit of cinematic despair when Mike Myers' shameful Love Guru didn't even make the Top 20!

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Indie film ‘Surfer, Dude’ is close to Matthew McConaughey’s heart

by Scott Von Doviak [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[11.Sep.08] :. AUSTIN. Texas - Let the record show that Matthew McConaughey was wearing a shirt. McConaughey was in Austin last week talking up “Surfer, Dude,” a low-budget indie film that bears his...

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Film Review

Fool’s Gold

by Cynthia Fuchs

[8.Feb.08] :. In fact, Fool's Gold is pretty much bereft of bright spots.

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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.

 

We Are Marshall (2006)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[22.Dec.06] :. The film manages a complex range of feelings with a series of hackneyed characters, plot turns, and montages. Lots of montages.

 
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Dazed and Confused: Criterion Collection (1993)

by Chris Barsanti

[20.Jul.06] :. Criterion's DVD appreciates the film itself, without trying too hard to analyze or understand it, thank god.

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Two for the Money (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[14.Oct.05] :. The boys also share a certain erotic/athletic appreciation of Brandon's body.

 

Sahara (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[31.Aug.05] :. Then they get to the Dirk part, that is, their much-considered intentions for their hero, their plans to create the 'dynamic of Dirk'.

 

Sahara (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[8.Apr.05] :. No surprise, all these plots -- whether engineered by villains or heroes -- rehearse imperial fantasies at the expense of African tribespeople.

 

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[6.Feb.03] :. She's so cute, he's so cute, everyone's so cute.

 

Reign of Fire (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[12.Jul.02] :. There's probably something to be said here about guys and competition and pointy weapons.

 

Frailty (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[11.Apr.02] :. Moody, perverse, and full to busting with metaphorical cautions.

 

The Wedding Planner (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

The Wedding Planner's many compromises between eras, between genres, between color palettes -- never really take you anywhere, except, perhaps, a place where everything has turned kind of beige.

 

U-571 (2000)

by Mike Ward

A Nazi U-boat commander, peering through a periscope, locks a merchant ship in his sights. After giving the order to fire, he studies the ship's flaming wreckage and proclaims that the crew has succeeded in breaking her back.