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Daynah BurnettFeatures PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007The Best Big Screen Eye Candy of 2007[4.Jan.08] :. When flipping through my mental catalog of the year's films, certain scenes stand out. This past year offered a veritable feast of visual goodies. PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007  PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2006Instant Replay: Best of TV on DVD[10.Jan.07] :. Forget Tivo. DVDs have changed the way we watch TV. Whether it's to reminisce on series past or get pumped for seasons to come, TV on DVD enables us to view whole seasons commercial-free and... PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2006  PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2006Unkept Promises: Most Disappointing Films of 2006[8.Jan.07] :. If it's easy to get excited about a new film, it's just as easy to feel disenchanted with the results. Looking over 2006, there were lots of unkept promises. PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2006  FilmToo Disturbing: After Dark Horrorfest, 17-19 November 2006[27.Nov.06] :. Women remain the victims of choice. This cliché indicates a lack of imagination visible throughout the festival's themes, characters, and plots. Reviews FilmRun, Fatboy, Run[28.Mar.08] :. David Schwimmer's achingly formulaic Run, Fatboy, Run is centered on commitment-phobe Dennis Doyle (Simon Pegg).  TVLost[7.Feb.08] :. Sometime between Hurley's car chase and Naomi's resurrection, it occurred to me that I'm never going to get satisfactory answers to Lost's fast-accumulating questions.  FilmJuno[5.Dec.07] :. A movie about a 16-year-old girl's unplanned pregnancy, Juno manages to avoid any significant emotional depths, despite its plainly complex subject.  FilmTooth and Nail[15.Nov.07] :. Tooth and Nail's scary setting seems based in a real world scenario, but is also plainly drawn from previous films.  TVThe Office[11.Oct.07] :. Next came a series of sitcom-ish moments that read like the white board from the writers' room. TV CarpoolersTV Dirty Sexy MoneyFilm StardustDVDs Louis C.K. - ShamelessFilm License to Wed (2007)Film Ratatouille (2007)TV Flight of the ConchordsFilm Surfs Up (2007)TV Creature ComfortsPopMatters Pick FilmOnce (2006)[1.Jun.07] :. Once celebrates the complexity of artistry and relationships, using methods as remarkably simple as they are effective. TV LostFeatured Article TVThe Office[23.May.07] :. The Office offers someone we can always laugh at: Michael (Steve Carell), arguably the most sympathetic asshole on television, ever. Film Hot Fuzz (2007)Film TMNT (2007)TV RainesFilm Wild Tigers I Have Known (2006)Film Bridge to Terabithia (2007)TV Lost: Season Three: Return from HiatusTV Scrubs: My MusicalTV The Knights of Prosperity / In Case of EmergencyFilm Charlottes Web (2006)Film Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)Film Flushed Away (2006)DVDs Windy City Heat (2006)TV KidnappedTV Studio 60 on the Sunset StripTV VanishedDVDs Queer Duck: The Movie (2006)Film Little Miss Sunshine (2006)Film Only Human (Seres Queridos) (2004)Featured Article DVDsStrangers with Candy: The Complete Series[5.Jul.06] :. Not only does the humor hold up with amazing buoyancy, but it also remains edgier and more topical than most current programming on basic cable TV. Film Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (2005)Film Strangers with Candy (2006)Featured Article FilmThe Puffy Chair (2006)[2.Jun.06] :. The road trip then becomes an occasion for an extended game of relationship chicken: is Josh going to grow up and commit or is Emily going to accept him and stop criticizing? Featured Article FilmThe Puffy Chair (2006)The road trip then becomes an occasion for an extended game of relationship chicken: is Josh going to grow up and commit or is Emily going to accept him and stop criticizing?" TV LostDVDs Strangers with Candy: The Complete SeriesTV Scrubs |
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