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Tiger Woods By the NumbersTiger had a real chance to not only vindicate himself but to let us off the hook for believing what was and is being sold to us on a daily basis but he chose to read a statement, then ask for privacy, then rail against the media.By Jabulani Leffall, Feb 23, 2010"The Ghost Writer": A Killer ThrillerRoman Polanski's smart, pulpy thriller is a B-movie pleasure. Elsewhere, William Hurt is one of the (few) highlights of The Yellow Handkerchief, and Bronson is worth checking out on DVD.By Tim Grierson, Feb 19, 2010Clowns, Casinos and Men Full of CashPresident Obama's trip to Las Vegas prompts one writer to reflect on how Sin City has changed since her youth.By Charlotte Laws, Feb 17, 2010“Avatar” vs. “The Hurt Locker”: Ghosts in the MachinesCameron may have the biggest hard drive, but guess who makes the sharper film about men, war, and technology?By Lucia Bozzola, Dec 31, 2009"The Lovely Bones": Dying Is Easy, Adaptations Are HardPeter Jackson's adaptation of the Alice Sebold novel leaves a lot to be desired. Elsewhere, A Single Man breaks the heart, while The Headless Woman is an existential mystery to get lost in.By Tim Grierson, Dec 30, 2009Up in the Air with the Fantastic Mr. Fox: Wild at HeartGeorge Clooney’s road warrior can learn a thing or two from the female animals around him.By Lucia Bozzola, Dec 11, 2009'Brothers': Life (and Love) During WartimeThe American remake of a Danish drama looks at the cost of the War of Terror on one young family. Elsewhere, The Last Station celebrates the final days of Leo Tolstoy, and The Road isn't nearly as harrowing as it should be.By Tim Grierson, Dec 4, 2009It’s My Party and I’ll Crash If I Want To"I am pleased that the media who once hoarded the most valuable commodities in America -- information and ideas -- have been forced to pull extra chairs to the table and share some of the bounty with the potato peelers in the kitchen."By Charlotte Laws, Dec 1, 2009 |
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