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THE WRESTLER - 3 Stars Troubling

January 29th, 200910:22 PM ET

By Denny Wayman

What makes for a fulfilling life? Is it just being able to be happy and content all the time? Is it making a difference in the world? Is it about you, or is it about more than you? "The Wrestler" gives us a glimpse into the life of an aging legend of the ring, a man who was somebody in the 1980's, and is a ghost of his past in the present. Randy "...
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON - 2 Stars

January 22nd, 200912:53 PM ET

By Denny Wayman

Producer David Fincher and writer Eric Roth take us on an almost three hour journey through a two hour short story written long ago by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The end result is a tedious look at a not-so-interesting life. "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" tells the life of Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt) spanning 84 years moving forward from birth t...
FROST/NIXON - 3 Stars

January 22nd, 200912:44 PM ET

By Denny Wayman

Only one President in U.S. history has ever resigned. This occurred on August 9, 1974 when Richard Nixon, with no admission of guilt and an immediate pardon by the next President, defiantly raised his arms in victory and left the White House. This lack of closure or accountability set the stage for a taped interview by David Frost (Michael Sheen) o...
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD - 2 Stars

January 22nd, 200912:38 PM ET

By Denny Wayman

Tackling the subject of fulfillment in marriage is a difficult subject, especially when the story is told in the context of the socially repressive 1950's. April (Kate Winslet) and Frank (Leonardo DiCaprio) Wheeler bring a strong and passionate representation to a couple struggling to find their own future in the suburbs of Connecticut. Unfortuna...
DEFIANCE - 3 Stars

January 22nd, 200912:35 PM ET

By Denny Wayman

How would you respond in the presence of unspeakable evil attacking your family? How do you maintain your humanity when you experience a destroyed emotional life? "Defiance" is one of five major films that are currently in circulation retelling the horrors of the Jewish experience at the hands of the Nazi's during World War II. This true story o...