FilmCouch #106: The Wrestler, IFC’s Festival Direct, Che
posted 10 months agoCan Mickey Rourke pummel little Oscar into submission?
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Can Mickey Rourke pummel little Oscar into submission?
Science fiction movies often portray a convincing portrait of the future. Here are five that already failed.
The best and the worst of Sundance ‘09. My Bloody Valentine 3D gets us talking about much better horror movies, and the history of gimmicks.
Clint Eastwood shows us the humanity in crusty old geezers. Karina tells us what to watch for at Sundance.
By this time next year, you’ll be traveling back in time in your invisible bionic armor, using x-ray vision to prevent an assassination.
Dear Zachary and the fine art of critiquing non-fiction. PBS’s Make ‘Em Laugh makes us think about comedy.
Can Wall-E breach the Academy’s long-held bias against movies about the future? Here are seven that tried and failed.
Cramming a whole year into a simple list is futile, but it’s also fun.
The Spirit proves that the impossible dream of bringing Will Eisner and Frank Miller together on the scream is, in fact, impossible.
No Christmas movies capture the grit of the original tale. Here are a few alternatives.
Milk balances mass appeal and advocacy, a political feat in itself.
Must-haves for the last Christmas as we know it.
For our 100th episode, we take a look back at movies from 100 years ago: think Santa Claus and underwear thieves.
Ben Stein has joined the proud Hollywood tradition of mutilating science in the service of entertainment.
Pirates with AK-47’s, plus a wealthy Southern socialite, equals one great movie.
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We’ve had a bit of trouble getting this episode to go through the iTunes feed, so we hope this re-post will fix the problem. The original post, with episode description and embedded player, is here.
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