A Childhood Tragedy, Seen From The 'Periphery'
Jan 5th, 2009 · Fate is the protagonist in Patricia Ferguson's masterful Peripheral Vision, which examines the effects one unhappy accident has on a constellation of characters.
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'Changeling' Another Step In Eastwood's Evolution
Oct 23rd, 2008 · Like Million Dollar Baby and his World War II films, the director's new true-crime drama centers on a driven protagonist facing the rigid ideology of a major institution — this time, the LAPD.
Novels Stitch Tightly Woven Tales Of Freedom *
Oct 8th, 2008 · Alan Cheuse reviews two historical novels, both with protagonists immersed in sewing and slavery: Breena Clarke's Stand the Storm and Frances de Pontes Peebles' The Seamstress.
'I Served The King': Smooth Operator, With Issues
Aug 22nd, 2008 · Audacious Czech dramedy feels a bit like an Eastern European Forrest Gump — though its protagonist isn't quite so innocent, and the tumultuous times he lives through are markedly harsher. (Recommended)
A Too-Tasteful 'Elegy,' Feeling Mildly Lamentable **
Aug 7th, 2008 · Isabel Coixet's film follows a refined formula — acclaimed actors, source material by Philip Roth, a classy soundtrack. But the gentility of tone masks, when it might contrast, a brute of a protagonist.
Sex, Drugs And The Bard: In 'Will,' All's Well
Jul 30th, 2008 · Even the bard wasn't as bawdy or silly as drug-addled scholar "Willie" Shakespeare Greenberg, the fumbling protagonist of Jess Winfield's lovingly naughty academic picaresque, My Name Is Will.
Detective Rebus: A Sherlock For New Generation ****
Jul 9th, 2008 · Narcotics busts and abduction rescues are just ordinary parts of Detective Inspector John Rebus' work. Critic John Powers talks about 'Rebus,' the fictional British detective who is the protagonist of Ian Rankin's series of novels and the popular eponymous television show.
'Weeds' Creator Delivers Potent Product ****
Jun 16th, 2008 · The television show Weeds returns for a new season, and creator Jenji Kohan has major changes in store for its drug-dealing soccer mom protagonist.
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