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.
Columns
Wednesday, February 22 2012
Twilight of the Toffs: 'Brideshead Revisited'
Like Downton Abbey and Upstairs Downstairs, Brideshead Revisited can be considered a requiem for the days of Empire and the unyielding class structure that governed British life pre-World War II.
Reviews
Thursday, May 24 2012
Avengers Assembled! 'Ultimate Avengers Movie Collection'
These films are the spiritual successors to Batman: The Animate Series.
Friday, April 27 2012
A Streetcar Full of Desires: 'The Sons of Tennessee Williams'
Stringent anti-gay ordinances were the law of the land in pre-liberation NOLA; filmmaker Tim Wolff displays a threatening newspaper headline of the era, with “Crackdown Planned On Homosexuals” emblazoned ominously on the page.
Wednesday, April 18 2012
'Neverland' Is a Deft Blending of Sorcery, Spectacle, and Emotional Struggles
Peter shares the unconscious longing of all children to discover uncomfortable truths, yet simultaneously retains a carefree manner.
Thursday, April 12 2012
That Great Intriguing Mulatto: 'Brazil: An Inconvenient History'
Yes, Brazil has lovely beaches, an incomparably rich musical heritage, and an attractive populace. It also has a particularly shameful past as the foundation of the most extensive forced migration in human history.
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.
