Talk, Talk, Talk: December 2008

By Bill Gibron

Just like the end of an inspiring speech that may or may not succeed in making its point, these final four weeks before 2009 tend to define or defeat the entire awards season purpose. [12 September 2008]

We All End Up in Diapers: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

By Jennifer Makowsky

Comparing the book to the film, it’s as if Fitzgerald laid just the foundation, and from that Roth built a multi-storied house. [29 July 2009]

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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

By Cynthia Fuchs

It's an inelegant but provocative means to measure Benjamin and Daisy's ostensibly transcendent connection: as he grows young and she grows old, they share but a single moment when their bodies and visions and hopes can easily coincide. [24 December 2008]

Short Ends and Leader: ‘Benjamin Button’ is Brilliant

Which road will Oscar take? ‘Benjamin Button,’ ‘Slumdog’ travel on two distinct paths [16 February 2009]