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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Amid all the poorly edited, atrociously written tumult, the silly CGI and the tragic misuse of Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh, Rick remains an appealing throwback hero.
31 Jul 2008
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Children of Huang Shi
Children of Huang Shi is another movie about a well-meaning white man stumbling into an exotic and unknowable elsewhere where he learns all about himself.
22 May 2008
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The Return of the Popcorn Circus: August 2008
Talk about a crowded schedule. There are more offerings scheduled this month than in the previous two combined.
30 Apr 2008
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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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Sunshine (2007)
The notion of loss pervades Sunshine, even as calculations of self are increasingly complex.
19 Jul 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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Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
The fact of Sayuri's stunning blue eyes only underlines the film's refusal to engage with the hardships geishas endure as a matter of course. She is 'special', she is treasured, she is property.
Cynthia Fuchs
08 Dec 2005
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