Features
Monday, September 27 2010
Masters of the Universe: Oliver Stone's 'Wall Street'
In his desire to trump his upper crust "superiors", Gekko's personal ethic could be read as a perverted, ultimately hypocritical form of populist revolt.
Thursday, July 29 2010
Bridging the Gap: An Interview with Salvador Santana
A man of his times, Salvador Santana's sound has a difficult-to-quantify coolness that attracts his Generation Y peers, yet its gentle chug-chug beats aren't likely to alienate older Gen Xers or even their Boomer parents. He talks to PopMatters about his latest album, his self-image as an artist, and the indirect influences his famous father has had on his musical journey.
Monday, July 6 2009
Peter Pan Has Left the Building
The King of Pop’s life and times reads like a parallel social history of the United States since Ike’s White House tenure.
Reviews
Friday, January 27 2012
These 'Superheroes' Have the Power to Tear Themselves Away from Their Smart Phones & iPods
Are these self-styled "superheroes" bored malcontents or Good Samaritans? They're both.
Tuesday, January 10 2012
Look What the Cat Dragged In: 'Hesher'
Hesher isn't a flesh-and-blood being, but rather, an avatar for a bereaved boy's id.
Friday, December 16 2011
'These Amazing Shadows': On Overcoming the Perils of Being Loved to Death
These Amazing Shadows is most compelling when it bathes in the nostalgic recollections of celebrated filmmakers.
Monday, November 14 2011
'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory': Pass the Gobstoppers!
Gene Wilder's anarchic, gleeful sadism is what we recall so fondly.
Monday, October 24 2011
The Ghosts of Cannon Pictures Definitely Inhabit 'Captain America'
One sequence – and perhaps I just need glasses -- seems to actually use matte painting in the backdrop, and that's unforgivable in a film of this vintage.
