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30 Rock: Season Three

by Evan Sawdey

[5.Oct.09] :. Sometimes comedies, no matter how ridiculous or off-the-wall they may be, can give us the perfect mirror to our own lives.

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The PopMatters Summer 2009 Movie Preview Feature

Summer of Same: June 2009

by Bill Gibron

[28.Apr.09] :. This month's "original" fare offers a take on a Sid and Marty Krofft classic, more battling seizure robots, and the retaking of '70s subway thriller. Everything old is new again.

The PopMatters Summer 2009 Movie Preview

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Lymelife

by Cynthia Fuchs

[10.Apr.09] :. Lymelife features frustrated, confused kids, and frustrated, self-obsessed adults.

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Fast chat with ‘30 Rock’ co-star Jane Krakowski

by Daniel Bubbeo [Newsday (MCT)]

[11.Feb.09] :. No one would ever have to ask Jane Krakowski what her astrological sign is. She’s a die-hard Libra, always looking for balance in everything she does. Take her gig as vain actress Jenna...

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PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008 Feature

Back to Basics - The 30 Best TV Shows of 2008

by PopMatters Staff

[12.Jan.09] :. The Year in TV was a lot like the US economy: struggling until summer and then tanking under the hope of a 2009 comeback. Still, our staff found 30 solid reasons to be cheerful come entertainment investment time.

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008

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30 Rock: Season 2

by Andrew Gilstrap

[9.Oct.08] :. The jokes are smart, fast, and often too subtle to catch -- a welcome antidote to nearly every other sitcom out there.

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Talk, Talk, Talk: September 2008

by Bill Gibron

[9.Sep.08] :. From wars both past and present to a number of nail-biting thrillers, September is sizing up as a potentially profitable one.

High Redefinition: The 30 Best TV Shows of 2007

by PopMatters Staff

[18.Jan.08] :. In memoriam of a TV season cut down before its prime time, PopMatters staff celebrates the Top 30 TV Shows of 2007. Some are old favorites. Others have barely made their impression felt. But at a time when all broadcast fortunes are up in the air, they definitely deserve the recognition.

30 Rock

by Jesse Hicks

[17.Jan.08] :. With American Gladiators outdrawing its scripted predecessors, it's hard not to feel a pang of dread that 30 Rock, the most writer-centric sitcom in recent memory, might become the strike's first casualty.

30 Rock - Season 1

by Jesse Hassenger

[12.Sep.07] :. This is one of the best comedies on the air; whip-smart and hilarious.

Brooklyn Rules (2007)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[18.May.07] :. Ah, the nostalgic mob drama. No matter the brutality, the blood, or the sheer fear that shape the memory, movies and TV tend to make life in the mob a growth experience.

Alec Baldwin berates daughter in phone tirade leaked to Web

by Michelle Caruso [New York Daily News (MCT)]

[20.Apr.07] :. LOS ANGELES - Alec Baldwin could be barred from contact with his daughter after he left a threatening tirade on her voice mail, calling the 11-year-old a “rude, thoughtless little pig”...

Running With Scissors (2006)

by Emma Simmonds

[4.Mar.07] :. Director Ryan Murphy lacks the requisite wicked flair for black-comedy, the levity is mishandled, and completely at odds with the intensity of performance and direction.

The Pay Off: The Best Film of 2006

by PopMatters Staff

[11.Jan.07] :. For many of the movies on PopMatters' 2006 list of the year's best films, it is clear that a heavy personal and professional stake was riding on the final product.

Net-Works: The Best TV of 2006

by PopMatters Staff

[10.Jan.07] :. You won't have to look far along your television dial to discover the Top TV picks from PopMatters staff. From 20 upward, each entry represents the boob tube at its best.

The Good Shepherd (2006)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[22.Dec.06] :. For Edward, the CIA forms a circular logic: members define the mission and vice versa.

Running With Scissors (2006)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[27.Oct.06] :. Augusten's narration of Running with Scissors starts with a question: "How do I begin to tell the story of how my mother left me and how I left her?"

30 Rock: Series Premiere

by Noah Davis

[18.Oct.06] :. Whether Fey the writer lacked willingness to insert any 'edgy' material into her show or Fey the producer removed it is irrelevant. The result is the same: a show neutered beyond relevance and devoid of entertainment value.

The Departed (2006)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[6.Oct.06] :. The Departed's understanding of identity is deeply rooted in place and culture -- South Boston, Irish Catholicism, masculine rituals.

Elizabethtown: Widescreen Special Collector’s Edition (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[7.Feb.06] :. The DVD of Elizabethtown is called the Widescreen Special Collector's Edition, though there's not one thing special about it.

Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[21.Dec.05] :. For a comedy with so much politico-cultural baggage on its mind (and it's not above using Enron as a final punch line), Dick and Jane remains curiously inert.

Elizabethtown (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[14.Oct.05] :. Cameron Crowe's Elizabethtown does not know how to end.

The Aviator (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[22.Dec.04] :. The Aviator portrays Hughes as a rebel and a genius, a dashing young man with ambition, hope, and nerve.

The Fairly Oddparents: Channel Chasers (2004)

by John G. Nettles

[27.Oct.04] :. The Fairly Oddparents is damn funny, primarily because creator Butch Hartman speaks in a rapid patter of pop culture references.

Along Came Polly (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[15.Jan.04] :. Though plainly Ben Stiller's vehicle, Along Came Polly features an endearing, oddly delicate performance by Jennifer Aniston.

The Cooler (2003)

by Jesse Hassenger

[11.Dec.03] :. The Cooler is interested in the nature of luck, be it a product of destiny or psychology.

Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[20.Nov.03] :. Just in time for Thanksgiving: the Paris Hilton movie.

Path to War

by Lesley Smith

[10.Jun.02] :. It attempts to rehabilitate Johnson (Michael Gambon) as a President whose considerable political and social policy achievements have been forever overshadowed by his escalation of the Vietnam War.

Pearl Harbor (2001)

by Mike Ward

Pearl Harbor's endorsement of military ideals and barely submerged nostalgia for the war's anti-Japanese racism only abates for a half hour of stunningly rendered shoot-em-up as the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and its surrounding airfields takes place.

Outside Providence (1999)

by Rhonda Baughman

Outside Providence begins in a lackluster manner, situating itself in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, in 1974. Tim Dunphy (Shawn Hatosy) just wants to party, but his overbearing, emotionally secretive father, (Alec Baldwin), is not quite hip to the idea of teenage insolence. The generation gap becomes more of a pit, when Tim manages to rear end a parked police car. A slap to the face is the result, as well as a trip to the Cornwall Prep School for Boys. Bummer.

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

The invasion is not from without, per se, but from, and, as Ripley noted so insightfully in 'Alien 3', 'It's a metaphor.' And when 'Final Fantasy' pauses to engage this question, most notably in Aki's dreams, it's onto something.

Cats & Dogs (2001)

by Tracy McLoone

In 'Cats & Dogs', the colors are a little too bright, everything is a bit too perfect. And all is not as swell as the humans would think: it's 'American Beauty' for pets.