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The Wrestler
Like 'The Ram', we do whatever we can to make it in this world with our dignity or our bodies – though rarely both – intact.
30 Apr 2009
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Exquisite Agony
This holiday season, Mickey Rourke (in The Wrestler) and Will Smith (Seven Pounds) suffer for all us sinners.
18 Dec 2008
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The Wrestler
Just four minutes into The Wrestler, it looks like Randy has good reason to cling to his past, as his present is so exceedingly unpleasant.
16 Dec 2008
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Chaplin: 15th Anniversary Edition
Robert Downey Jr. is a significant reason why this 1993 effort is worth revisiting.
21 Oct 2008
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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
What a quirky pair of brothers do Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke make.
Matthew Sorrento
04 Jun 2008
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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Family tensions run high throughout Before the Devil Knows You're Dead.
25 Oct 2007
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Wild Hogs (2007)
From the director responsible for Van Wilder, Wild Hogs is another thudding men-will-be-boys saga, this time populated by middle-agey stereotypes.
01 Mar 2007
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Alfie (2004)
Jude Law's performance is wholly charming and energetic.
Cynthia Fuchs
22 Mar 2005
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Alfie (2004)
Surrounded by urgent, provocative signposts that he just can't see, Alfie remains lost.
Cynthia Fuchs
04 Nov 2004
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Anger Management (2003)
Dave (Adam Sandler) grumbles okay, to everything, his face reorganized into a permanent twist.
Cynthia Fuchs
10 Apr 2003
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The Guru (2002)
Offers a cagey take on cultural influences and intersections.
Cynthia Fuchs
12 Feb 2003
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