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Talk, Talk, Talk: September 2008From wars both past and present to a number of nail-biting thrillers, September is sizing up as a potentially profitable one. [9 September 2008] A Gallery of Good Works: The Best Films of 2007From 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. [11 January 2008] Performance Art: The Best Acting of 2007 - MaleFrom the tender and eerie precision of Sam Riley's depiction of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis in Control to yet another superlative performance by Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood, PopMatters highlights the best male actors of 2007. [9 January 2008] Reviews
Burn After ReadingOzzie (John Malkovich) embodies the problem of the CIA, of the "intelligence community," which is that it reacts to data, then fashions a story about it to comport with the reaction. [12 September 2008] 
No Country for Old MenThe desolate landscape and moral layout evoke old Westerns, but the film, based on Cormac McCarthy's novel, also reconsiders the genre's conventions, comparing now and "the old times." [9 November 2007] 
Blood Simple, The Directors’ Cut (1984/2000)Though shot on a shoestring budget by first-time feature filmmakers, the movie encapsulates all that has come to typify the Coen brothers' style: engaging narrative, inventive direction, and the juxtaposition of grim violence with moments of sublime, sometimes surreal, human behavior. [1 January 1995] Blogs
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