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Articles tagged "neal mcdonough" PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008 FeatureOMG - The 20 Worst Films of 2008by 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! PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008  NewsDon Cheadle likes to be surprised, so he looks for a diversity of rolesby Robert W. Butler [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][28.Aug.08] :. If you say “John Wayne,” you know what you’re getting. If you say “Don Cheadle,” prepare to be surprised. “I didn’t get into this business to do the same... Film ReviewTraitorby Cynthia Fuchs[27.Aug.08] :. While the film appears at first to be complicating the definition of "traitor," it's not long before the potential meanings are reductive and literal.  Film Review88 Minutesby Cynthia Fuchs[18.Apr.08] :. In 88 Minutes, Gramm's carelessness is increasingly annoying, less a characterization than a function of slack scripting.  PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007 FeatureSuper Duper Bad: The Worst Films of 2007by PopMatters Staff[11.Jan.08] :. From Good Luck Chuck to Julie Taymor's ill-advised Beatlesque '60s tribute Across the Universe, PopMatters presents the dreck of 2007. PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007  Film ReviewI Know Who Killed Meby Cynthia Fuchs[9.Aug.07] :. Even if you accept the premise that viewers want to see their celebrities punished, the violence against Aubrey is extreme. The Hitcher (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[19.Jan.07] :. Grace gathers herself into a vengeful and even self-aware fury, as her boyfriend watches in some awe, wondering more than once what she's doing. The Guardian (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[29.Sep.06] :. Early snickers greeting The Guardian's trailers took an easy target. Kevin Costner in water: dude, it couldn't be good. Walking Tall (2004)by Kevin Jagernauth[1.Nov.04] :. Kevin Bray sees his Walking Tall as a series of fight sequences, a simplification that leaves it open to interpretation as a barometer of our political climate. Walking Tall (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[29.Sep.04] :. As the Rock puts it, 'If you wanna sit back and relax, and crack open a cold one, you sit back and relax. We're gonna be entertained.'" Medical Investigationby Cynthia Fuchs[13.Sep.04] :. The show goes to predictable lengths to reveal the costs of Dr. Connor's heroic dedication. Walking Tall (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[1.Apr.04] :. Charming and correct, a savvy media star and self-incorporating product, The Rock embodies our own cynical moment, when the show is what matters. |
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