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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Whatever flaws this Apatow-produced genre parody may carry, it's all forgotten when you're presented with a DVD overstuffed with extras that are almost as funny as the movie itself.
08 Apr 2008
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High Redefinition: The 30 Best TV Shows of 2007
In memoriam of a TV season cut down before its prime time, PopMatters staff celebrates the Top 30 TV Shows of 2007. Some are old favorites. Others have barely made their impression felt. But at a time when all broadcast fortunes are up in the air, they definitely deserve the recognition.
17 Jan 2008
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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
How hilarious, you can imagine someone pitching, the word "Cox," repeated over and over, makes for all sorts of double entendres.
20 Dec 2007
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Part 5 - Beyond the Envelope
The format forced the issue among cult and commercial products. And TV on DVD highlighted the cream of the creative, forward thinking crop.
11 Oct 2007
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The Office: Season Three
Fans met the news of an American adaptation of The Office with outright skepticism, but it's safe to say that the American version of The Office has lost little of the original's sense of unease in its portrayal of the American workplace.
07 Oct 2007
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Blades of Glory
It takes genuine pros to make the mock-sport movie look like a worthwhile competition. A brisk, disposable amusement.
Jesse Hassenger
09 Sep 2007
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The Office
The Office offers someone we can always laugh at: Michael (Steve Carell), arguably the most sympathetic asshole on television, ever.
Daynah Burnett
22 May 2007
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Blades of Glory (2007)
As pleased with itself as any other Will Ferrell comedy, Blades of Glory targets buddy and sports movie conventions, and -- oh yes -- ponders the profound gayness of figure skating.
29 Mar 2007
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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
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Net-Works: The Best TV of 2006
You won't have to look far along your television dial to discover the Top TV picks from PopMatters staff. From 20 upward, each entry represents the boob tube at its best.
10 Jan 2007
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The Office
Michael's misguided efforts to ingratiate himself with his subordinates and all but force them to be his friends are the core of The Office's comedy.
Sean O'Neal
27 Sep 2006
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The Office
Aside from making its occupants physically uncomfortable, the office intensifies their confrontations, forcing them to butt heads without the chance for literal escape from conflict.
Kevin Wong
25 Sep 2005
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The Office
Whatever your thoughts on the new American remake of The Office, you have to give NBC credit for picking the right man for the job.
Christopher Sieving
20 Mar 2005
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The Office
The humor [of 'The Office'] is as dry as vermouth; next to it, the 'Dilbert' comic strip is 'The Man Show'.
Christopher Sieving
09 Feb 2003
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