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Monday, February 23rd, 2009
The Wrestler
The Wrestler is a true champ—in part because the screenwriter, Robert D. Siegel, and the director, Darren Aronofsky, never go for the knock-out. Instead, they’ve made a beautifully lean picture, austere enough that its moments of sentimentality drizzle like raindrops, and never cascade. This story, which tells of one man’s downfall, is so simple and [...]