Tag Archives: Wrestling

772 – Foxcatcher (**) [The Critical Critics]

Posted on November 12, 2014 by frothy

And yet another new review up on TCC, this one on the upcoming Steve Carell release Foxcatcher. These posts are kinda like this one: 732 – Captain Phillips (***1/2) Check out my Captain Phillips review on The Critical Movie… 761 … Continue reading →

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571 – Win Win (***1/2)

Posted on March 4, 2011 by root

Win Win is a terrific multigenre sleeper. It’s funny, even hilarious; it has mystery and action; and it features brilliant performances by the always-reliable Paul Giamatti and Amy Ryan. It’s also not a movie that wallows in treacly messages, and … Continue reading →

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425 – The Wrestler (***1/2)

Posted on December 30, 2008 by root

In Darren Aronofsky’s brilliant character drama The Wrestler, Randy “The Ram” Robinson (Mickey Rourke) is a down-and-almost-out pro wrestler who grapples with his own mortality and a fear of being alone and desperate. Rourke is phenomenal, delivering a powerful, highly … Continue reading →

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