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Flash of Genius
Robert Kearns' saga is more complicated than its trite "stalwart individual against the system" scaffolding suggests. Still, the movie sticks mostly to the scaffolding.
02 Oct 2008
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Talk, Talk, Talk: September 2008
From wars both past and present to a number of nail-biting thrillers, September is sizing up as a potentially profitable one.
08 Sep 2008
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Feast of Love
Because Morgan Freeman is so good at such voiceovers, in which he patiently explains the good intentions of "humans" (usually white humans) who make terrible mistakes and hurt one another, the role is the one he seems destined to play -- for the rest of his life.
27 Sep 2007
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Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)
This was never intended to be a conventional movie, but more like a personal industrial film illustrating the process that brings the corpse of a cow to your dinner table.
Brian Holcomb
07 Mar 2007
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The Pay Off: The Best Film of 2006
For many of the movies on PopMatters' 2006 list of the year's best films, it is clear that a heavy personal and professional stake was riding on the final product.
10 Jan 2007
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Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Little Miss Sunshine is that rare comedic film that earns its laughs through textured characterizations and authentic, humanizing contradictions.
Kate Williams
07 Jan 2007
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Fast Food Nation (2006)
Unabashedly didactic, Fast Food Nation points out the cruel lot of immigrant laborers without rights.
16 Nov 2006
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Unknown (2006)
One or two resist their designations: Bound Man doesn't want to be bound, Broken Nose resents that mishap.
02 Nov 2006
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Invincible (2006)
The hard-charging practice and game scenes take you onto the field and slam you into large, shoulder-padded men.
24 Aug 2006
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Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Even as Sheryl and Grandpa try to soothe little Olive, her father's "refuse to lose" credo creates a mountain of expectation.
Daynah Burnett
25 Jul 2006
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The Matador (2006)
While the next Bond film is stuck in pre-production as producers search for an A-List Bond girl, Pierce Brosnan is having the last laugh with his new film.
Kevin Wong
19 Jan 2006
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Bad News Bears (2005)
The DVD extras are mostly valuable for the access they grant to Richard Linklater, who is a terrific storyteller and articulate filmmaker.
Cynthia Fuchs
13 Dec 2005
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Bad News Bears (2005)
Morris Buttermaker's (Billy Bob Thornton) efforts to 'get down' with his token black player lead to slogany appreciation for the struggle ('Don't trust whitey') and the requisite 'the shizzle'.
Cynthia Fuchs
20 Jul 2005
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Robots (2005)
Valiant and righteous, the old-fashioned robots fight back against the slick, wealthy, huge machine.
Cynthia Fuchs
10 Mar 2005
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Stuck on You (2003)
While the initial twins material is weak, the Hollywood lampoon barely gets off the ground, and the love story is so lightweight, it practically floats.
Bill Gibron
06 Jun 2004
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Godsend (2004)
Jessie is slow to react to all this weirdness, feeling understandably protective of her child and unfathomable trust in Richard.
Cynthia Fuchs
28 Apr 2004
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Stuck on You (2003)
Draggy as its comedy can be, Stuck on You's humanity is always sprightly and engaging.
Jesse Hassenger
17 Dec 2003
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Auto Focus (2002)
'Auto Focus' is, as its title suggests, about self-interest and -obsession.
Cynthia Fuchs
17 Mar 2003
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Auto Focus (2002)
Paul Schrader's 'Auto Focus' is, as its title suggests, about self-interest and -obsession.
Cynthia Fuchs
23 Oct 2002
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We Were Soldiers (2002)
'We Were Soldiers' is, above all, an earnest film, working overtime not to be a standard U.S. war movie where the good (white) boys fight against diabolical 'others'.
Cynthia Fuchs
28 Feb 2002
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