Jordan Raup

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Top 10 Comedies of 2008

If 2008 did one thing right it was comedies. There was a hilarious mix all around, from Apatow to Smith to some new faces and even some crazy Canadians. Here ar...
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[Review] Yes Man

Although Jim Carrey’s new comedy, Yes Man, seems like a cookie cutter redux of his 1997 hit Liar Liar, there is more personality than expected in this formulaic...
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine Trailer

20th Century Fox Finally releases the X-Men Origins: Wolverine trailer online, after many bootlegs this weekend. Check it out here or in HD on Myspace.  The fil...
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Top 5 Disappointments of 2008

I'm going to roll out some of my top 5/10/20 lists before the New Year, leading up to my favorite films of the year. This is the first of the series. The follow...
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Darren Aronofsky Finds A New ‘Fountain’

Celebrated filmmaker Darren Aronofsky tells MTV he is interested in revisting his 2006 masterpiece "The Fountain":“It wouldn’t be a ‘director’s cut,’” he said —...
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National Board Review Picks ‘Slumdog’

The winners are: Best Film: “Slumdog Millionaire” Best Director: David Fincher, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” Best Actor: Clint Eastwood, “Gran Tori...
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Terminator Salvation Sneak Peek

The new trailer for Terminator Salvation will premiere on Entertainment Tonight next Tuesday and will be attached to The Day the Earth Stood Still, however belo...

Jordan Raup

Editor-in-Chief

Jordan Raup is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Film Stage and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. Track his obsessive film-watching on Letterboxd.