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Review: The Fighter

Family feud: the toughest bouts are outside the ring

By PETER KEOUGH | December 8, 2010

3.0 Stars

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ARTICLES BY PETER KEOUGH

REVIEW: TRUE GRIT (2010) | December 21, 2010
Those who saw John Wayne's Oscar-winning, scenery-chewing turn as "Rooster" Cogburn in Henry Hathaway's 1969 adaptation of True Grit might have a hard time shaking that off when it comes to appreciating Jeff Bridges in the same part.

THE TOP 10 FILMS OF 2010 | December 21, 2010
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REVIEW: RABBIT HOLE | December 21, 2010
Rabbit Hole takes its title from a graphic novel about alternate realities written by one of the film's characters.

REVIEW: ALL GOOD THINGS | December 22, 2010
One thing is clear from Andrew Jarecki's account of the mysterious career of David Marks (Ryan Gosling): David should never have left the Vermont country store of the title.

REVIEW: GULLIVER'S TRAVELS | December 21, 2010
Jonathan Swift's epitaph reads, "Where savage indignation can no longer lacerate his breast." Rob Letterman's adaptation of the great man's satire might nonetheless have him spinning in his grave.

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REVIEW: BLACK SWAN
Darren Aronofsky's bizarre and brilliant Black Swan might remind you of many other movies, from All About Eve to David Cronenberg's The Fly . But it's also like nothing you've ever seen before.

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The most frustrating thing about being a gamer is trying to keep up with the hype train.

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