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A Gallery of Good Works: The Best Films of 2007
From 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.
10 Jan 2008
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Rush Hour 3
Chris Tucker is smart as Hell. Don’t believe it? Well, can you name another actor earning $25 million for doing the same thing he’s done for the last nine years -- the EXACT same thing, mind you.
17 Aug 2007
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Rush Hour 3
Disjointed and hyperbolic, the film's many chases and showdowns pit Carter and Lee against an array of forces -- again.
09 Aug 2007
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Sunshine (2007)
The notion of loss pervades Sunshine, even as calculations of self are increasingly complex.
19 Jul 2007
Film
Monkey Business (Part 4: August)
In past years, Hollywood purposely counter programmed these renowned Cineplex dog days, trying to offset the perception that cinematic scraps were all the studios had to offer. From the look of this lame list, it's apparently back to the filmic fridge for some patently warmed over offerings.
03 May 2007
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The Twilight Samurai (2002)
This story takes place during the last gasps of the samurai age, before the Meiji Restoration brought Japan into the modern world, and one of the contrasts in the film is between the banal circumstances of the characters and the grandiose codes and rituals that still surround them.
Mark Labowskie
19 Mar 2007
Film
The PopMatters 'Short Ends & Leader' Spring Film Preview
In order to separate the worthy from the worthless, PopMatters' "Short Ends & Leader" editor is highlighting 10 new films he's looking forward to this spring.
Bill Gibron
01 Mar 2007
Film
The Promise (Wu ji) (2005)
There's a lesson here, about the seductions of wealth versus the purities of true love, but the film is less concerned with teaching it than laying out all the pieces and letting them fly.
Cynthia Fuchs
04 May 2006
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The White Countess (2006)
The final Merchant/Ivory collaboration is set in 1936 Shanghai and revisits the filmmakers' usual concerns -- loss, desire, and nostalgia for a moment that never quite existed.
Cynthia Fuchs
19 Jan 2006
Film
The Last Samurai (2003)
It's a grand vehicle, with horses, martial arts, and vast armies, not to mention Tom Cruise's shiny shoulder-length hair flowing just right.
Cynthia Fuchs
03 Dec 2003
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