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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Prince Caspian includes mêlée after mêlée, as well as recriminations against the commander in chief who goes in without an exit strategy or even much of a battle plan.
15 May 2008
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The Return of the Popcorn Circus: May 2008
In the first act of this four-part production, Tinsel Town decides to do some unbelievable front loading. Will there be room for independent offerings, or former HBO carnal comedy divas? Who knows? Without a doubt, it's an interesting way to start the season.
27 Apr 2008
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The Riches: Season 1
This show has a fizzy, gothic atmosphere and a biting insider-outsider critique of society.
Leigh H. Edwards
19 Mar 2008
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Super Duper Bad: The Worst Films of 2007
From Good Luck Chuck to Julie Taymor's ill-advised Beatlesque '60s tribute Across the Universe, PopMatters presents the dreck of 2007.
10 Jan 2008
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Across the Universe
Such structural spottiness -- great numbers punctuating humdrum character arcs -- is hardly unusual in a musical.
20 Sep 2007
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The Riches
Greed and amorality are the real currency of "the American dream," as The Riches demonstrates by equating small-time grifting with large-scale corporate corruption.
Todd R. Ramlow
06 May 2007
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My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
This film hovers somewhere between sappy romantic comedy and action movie, falling back on lazy gender-reversal jokes and super hero tropes.
Kelley Schei
31 Jan 2007
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My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
Eddie Izzard brings a whole other dimension to My Super Ex-Girlfriend, being wily and subversive rather than flamboyant.
20 Jul 2006
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Bill Hicks Live: Satirist, Social Critic, Stand-Up Comedian
Shocking and mocking his way through the mid-'80s comedy scene, Bill Hicks invited controversy with his dark, explicit sexual humor.
Michael Sandlin
09 Jan 2005
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The Cat's Meow (2002)
'The Cat's Meow' insists, you can't go back to the good old days, because they were never so good as you think they were.
Cynthia Fuchs
24 Apr 2002
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