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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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I'm Not There, and Neither Are You
The Bob Dylan film, I’m Not There, shows that the main puzzle behind pop music’s most enigmatic personality resides right here, within us all.
George Reisch, Peter Vernezze and Paul Lulewicz
08 Sep 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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Performance Art: The Best Acting of 2007 - Female
From the most sweetly nuanced performance of Jennifer Jason Leigh's career to Cate Blanchett's revelatory portrayal of Bob Dylan in I'm Not There, the women of 2007 were stellar.
08 Jan 2008
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Days of Heaven
Malick puts the visual and aural emphasis on a vast, natural world that would be nothing more than a backdrop to the human story for most filmmakers, creating a breathtaking visual experience.
Brian Holcomb
19 Dec 2007
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The Hunting Party
The sidetracking -- the lapses into corruption, black humor, and sarcasm -- all this is to be expected when your life is on the line so incessantly.
12 Sep 2007
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The Hoax (2006)
Even as The Hoax works to wring emotional consequence from its many layers of lies, you're hard-pressed to believe it.
06 Apr 2007
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Days of Heaven (1978)
Terrence Malick's 1978 film leaves you with the ache of paradise briefly felt and then remembered.
Michael Buening
17 Apr 2006
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Bee Season (2005)
Suffused with loss and longing, Bee Season is often graceful and moving.
Cynthia Fuchs
04 Apr 2006
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Bee Season (2005)
Words are mystical, magical, and wholly material in Bee Season.
Cynthia Fuchs
10 Nov 2005
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Shall We Dance? (2004)
'The fact is,' says director Peter Chelsom, 'I was very, very wary about remaking such a perfect original.'"
Cynthia Fuchs
01 Feb 2005
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Shall We Dance? (2004)
Paulina is not only gorgeous, athletic, and lithe, she's also in need of solace.
Cynthia Fuchs
14 Oct 2004
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Chicago (2002)
Watching Chicago is rather like watching a shot-for-TV music video by a neophyte director projected without thought or re-cutting straight to a movie screen.
Lesley Smith
25 Dec 2002
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Unfaithful (2002)
Unfaithful examines the trouble men get into when women behave too passionately.
Cynthia Fuchs
08 May 2002
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The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
As John (Richard Gere) begins to question his own journalistic rigor and even his sanity, a number of inconsistencies in the stories of the mothman crop up.
Todd R. Ramlow
24 Jan 2002
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