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The Best Movies of 2008

The Best Movies of 2008

Gasp! A couple of Hollywood blockbusters made the cut.

By Scott Foundas, J. Hoberman, Jim Ridley, Ella Taylor and Robert Wilonsky

Mickey Rourke: Year of the Ram

Miami's quintessential bad boy climbs back in the ring with The Wrestler.

By Scott Foundas

Letters

Letters from the Issue of January 1, 2009

"Just assume these local politicians are lying when they say anything."

Metro

Dirty Dozen 2008

From big-spending Carlos Alvarez to trash-talking Joey Porter, they're the year's biggest bums.

Illustration By Derf

Magic City Kitty

Kitty Is Goin' to the Chapel

Or maybe not.

By Raina McLeod

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Top Pop Singles of 2008

Top Pop Singles of 2008

Sometimes a girl just needs a tune.

By Annie Zaleski

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Top Metal Albums of 2008

In a year worthy of your rage, metal delivered in spades.

By Phil Freeman

Music

Top Classic Albums of 2008

Ranking the best of what went around and came around again.

By Chris Gray

Music

Top Hip-Hop Albums of 2008

In '08, rap didn't always equal pap.

By Dan Leroy

Burner

Head Spins: Juan BassHead

How low can you go?

By John Hood

Burner

Jose El Rey Shares His New Year's Resolutions

The singer, dancer, and lover starts '09 with his own New Times column.

By José El Rey

Burner

Local Motion

Ring in the New Year with these three recent releases.

By Abel Folgar

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The Audacity of Enso

The Audacity of Enso

An evolutionary solutions workshop creates the scientific study of deliciousness.

By Lee Klein

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Latest Reviews

Clint Eastwood Finds Salvation in <i>Gran Torino</i>

Clint Eastwood Finds Salvation in Gran Torino

The star gives us one of his most personal films, and perhaps a farewell.

By Scott Foundas

Doubt

Valkyrie

The Spirit

Seven Pounds

Yes Man

The Wrestler

Frost/Nixon

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Punisher: War Zone

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GableStage Whips out <i>Adding Machine</i>

GableStage Whips out Adding Machine

Welcome to a horror show of a musical; theatergoers pray it's not prescient.

By Brandon K. Thorp

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By Carlos Suarez De Jesus