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Aronofsky: A Shockingly Talented and Aggressive FilmmakerAside from being the early efforts of a shockingly talented and aggressive filmmaker, Requiem for a Dream and Π -- while relating quite different stories -- share an underlying narrative structure and a profound concern for the individual's deeply embedded need for the patterns that inform his/her life. [12 April 2007] Columns
Exquisite AgonyThis holiday season, Mickey Rourke (in The Wrestler) and Will Smith (Seven Pounds) suffer for all us sinners. [18 December 2008] (more The Screener) Reviews
The WrestlerLike 'The Ram', we do whatever we can to make it in this world with our dignity or our bodies – though rarely both – intact. [1 May 2009]
The WrestlerJust four minutes into The Wrestler, it looks like Randy has good reason to cling to his past, as his present is so exceedingly unpleasant. [17 December 2008] 
The FountainThe Fountain worries too much about crafting its symbols... to have time for Tom and Izzi's lives. [29 November 2006] 
The Fountain (2006)Izzi is both Tommy's end and his means, and so, at last, not quite herself. [22 November 2006] Blogs
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