about contributors submissions book series advertising contests tour dates Mixed Media PopMatters Picks
|
|
Rachel KippFeatures
Michael Jackson and the MixCreating a mix CD is different than listening to an album. Instead of listening to artists tell their stories, you use their music to tell one of your own. [7 July 2009] Reviews
Lie to MeThat this is not another procedural show is in large part due to actor Tim Roth, who injects life and mystery into a part that on paper reads like a watered down version of Dr. Gregory House. [26 October 2009] 
Early Edition: The Second SeasonEqual parts sweet and old-fashioned, the show’s regard for newspapers isn’t the only thing that feels of another era. [12 August 2009] 
Mona Lisa Descending a StaircaseLike a semester-long art history course stuffed inside a kaleidoscope. [11 May 2009] 
California Dreams: Seasons 1 & 2This DVD transformed me into a 12-year-old with sky-high mall bangs, watching ultra-glamorous teens who had their own ultra-hip garage band. [4 May 2009] 
Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares: Complete UK Series 1If some swearing and grief from Ramsay is all that stands between me and a case of food poisoning, I say yell away. [14 April 2009] 
Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Vol. 6When the narrator in the short intones that each episode is written by men with a third-grade education, I believe him. [3 March 2009] 
A Hole In A FenceThe neighborhood’s future is unclear -- a fitting conclusion for a documentary that is more of a beginning than a fully-realized film. [19 January 2009] 
Bones: Season 3It's creepy (some of the time), kooky (all of the time) and altogether ooky. [7 January 2009] 
The Mod Squad: The Second Season, Vol. 1The Squad are hippies who decide that the Man had it right all along, and use their groovy powers to help him uphold the status quo. [11 December 2008] 
One Tree Hill: The Complete Fifth SeasonAlas, this should really be renamed "The Show that Wouldn't Die". [18 September 2008] 
The Hills: The Complete Third SeasonThese women make the same mistakes as millions of 20-somethings – watching them lets us relive the gaffes without the consequences. [5 August 2008] 
Our HouseHaving gay parents makes them different from other kids -- but probably not as different as critics think. [10 July 2008] 
My Boys: The Complete First SeasonNot ground-breaking television by any stretch of the imagination, but breezy and pleasant. [24 June 2008] 
Lipstick Jungle: Season OneThe women struggle to stay above water when apart. But this show really drowns when they are together. [27 May 2008] 
Party of Five: The Complete Third SeasonA decade removed from the shelter of their collective heartthrob status, the Salinger family emerges more unlikable, but a lot more interesting. [13 May 2008] 
Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 4The stereotypes on display make the films fascinating to watch as a piece of American film and social history. But they’re a shortcoming when it comes to the stories’ pure entertainment value. [2 April 2008] 
My Kid Could Paint ThatMarla is the most abstract part of the story; a girl with no motive caught in a web of adults who are full of them. [13 March 2008] 
The Best Of The Colbert ReportThe “Best of” collection is just too flimsy to really earn the title of “must-have” even for die-hard fans, who will be happier finding their fix online. [7 December 2007] 
The Streets of San Francisco - Season 1, Vol. 2Michael Douglas is dreamy, but The Streets of San Francisco is stuck in a time warp. [12 November 2007] 
Brothers and Sisters - The Complete First SeasonWelcome to Dynasty without the camp. But like their '80s counterparts, the Carringtons, the Walkers’ of Brothers and Sisters lives are a cornucopia of angst. [10 October 2007] 
The Fugitive - Season One, Vol. 1Two essentially good but conflicted men trapped in the ultimate bad situation. [10 September 2007] BlogsChannel Surfing: Good Morning Upper East Siders ... [29 June 2009]Channel Surfing: Jon and Kate Plus Angst [3 June 2009]Channel Surfing: From Zero to… Second Place? Idol’s Kris Allen [14 May 2009]Channel Surfing: Fauxject Runway [11 May 2009] |
Now on PopMatters
Features
:. Re-Meet the Beatles: PopMatters Salutes the Still Fab Four :. Hitting ‘The Road’ with Director John Hillcoat
Columns
Negritude 2.0: The Death and Rebirth of Black Glossies The Rockist: We All Know the Way to Sesame Street
Blogs
Short Ends and Leader: Poitier Portraying Another Magic Negro: She’s Blind, So Race Don’t Matter
Music
:. Lady Gaga: The Fame Monster :. Felt: Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez :. Mark Eitzel: Klamath :. Michael Hurley: Ida Con Snock :. Brock Van Wey: White Clouds Drift on and On :. The Paper Chase: Someday This Could All Be Yours, Vol. 1 :. The Melloncollies: Goodbye Cruel World
DVDs
:. Virtual JFK: Vietnam If Kennedy Had Lived :. Easy Rider 40th Anniversary :. Eminem: Live from New York City
News
:. ‘Modern Warfare 2’ video game scores record sales in launch :. INTERVIEW:Tom Arnold is a lovable loser , and open about it :. Jazz pianist reflects on his influences in his first piano concerto :. INTERVIEW:Wes Anderson meets Roald Dahl in ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ :. INTERVIEW:It’s ‘Tuesday Night’ again for Sheryl Crow :. Libraries turning a page with cafes, chat rooms and flat screens
|
