Thursday, June 5 2008
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
What a quirky pair of brothers do Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke make.
Friday, January 11 2008
A Gallery of Good Works: The Best Films of 2007
From Julian Schnabel's artsy The Diving Bell and the Butterfly to the legendary Coen Brothers splendid adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men, PopMatters counts down the 30 best films of 2007.
Friday, December 7 2007
Under the Volcano
Under the Volcano is Golden Age craftsmanship at its peak with a decidedly modern edge that shows, again, that the vintage director’s eye is one that often improves with age.
Friday, October 26 2007
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
Family tensions run high throughout Before the Devil Knows You're Dead.
Friday, February 23 2007
Amazing Grace (2006)
The movie's thematic insistence on seeing takes shape through slavery, a horrible moral blight even if it's off-screen in the colonies and not in London with our heroes.
Friday, November 10 2006
A Good Year (2006)
As lovely as she may be, Fanny has her work cut out for her in A Good Year.
Monday, April 26 2004
Big Fish (2003)
Edward's persistent self-inflation frustrates Will, just as its contradictions appeal to Burton.
Monday, March 1 2004
Annie (1982)
She may have been a multimedia moppet, skipping from comic strip to radio to Broadway, but Little Orphan Annie is no movie star.
Thursday, January 8 2004
Big Fish (2003)
Edward is less obviously an outsider than Burton's other Edwards (Scissorhands and Wood), but equally filled with a winning sense of wonder.
