“Up in the Air” is a heady mix of social drama, dark comedy and, figuratively speaking, mile-high romance.
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The Ballad of Jeff Bridges: In “Crazy Heart,” a journeyman actor is allowed to shine
The journeyman actor’s turn as a country crooner in “Crazy Heart” is the perfect marriage of media hype and craftsmanship.
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Flying Solo: The unsettling isolationism of ‘Up in the Air’
‘Up in the Air’ recognizes a harsh reality beneath its own verbal dexterity and slick packaging.
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No God. No Problem?: Peter Jackson’s “The Lovely Bones”
The hope and solace provided by “The Lovely Bones” is fleeting at best–secular humanism with special effects.
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Looking Beyond Redemption: “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
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Animal Planet: The wry pleasures of ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’
In “Fantastic Mr. Fox” the characters live in a land with more pragmatism and depth than the quirky animation suggests.
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Portrait of the Artist: John Keats is a man in love in “Bright Star”
What ultimately makes “Bright Star” more than a genre film is its intelligence.
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Job in Minnesota: “A Serious Man” tackles the problem of suffering
The Coen brothers tackle suffering in “A Serious Man.”
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Ricky Almighty: The dour satire of “The Invention of Lying”
In “The Invention of Lying,” Ricky Gervais pokes fun at organized religion.