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Thursday, January 17 2008

Accepting the Blame: The Top Guilty Pleasures of 2007

PopMatters proffers its collection of 2007's most notable defective faves. And it's okay to laugh. After all, we'd probably do the same to you and your uncomfortable fixations as well.


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Sunday, May 10 2009

Street Gang by Michael Davis

Davis' decision to bookend his narrative with accounts of Henson’s funeral gives the entire Sesame Street story a certain bittersweet aura; alas the unfortunate difference between people and puppets.


Friday, September 7 2007

Shoot Em Up

By the time Shoot 'Em Up is done with all the "phallic mumbo jumbo," it doesn't seem to be saying much that's new.


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Friday, September 7 2007

Q&A with 'Shoot 'Em Up' co-star Paul Giamatti

"I would love to not ever have to repeat myself."


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