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Film Review

Land of the Lost

by Cynthia Fuchs

[5.Jun.09] :. Lack of understanding and planning is the unclever premise of Land of the Lost.

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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.

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

The Best Television Performers of 2008

by Michael Abernethy

[14.Jan.09] :. More than anything, though, I wish all those political pundits would take some time off, to rest and let their vocal cords recuperate. That truly would make for a happy new year.

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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

 

TV DVD Review

Pushing Daisies: The Complete First Season

by Andrew Gilstrap

[26.Sep.08] :. This show piles quirk on top of quirk on top of quirk with no shame whatsoever, and pretty much gets away with it.

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PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007 Feature

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.

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007

 
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TV Review

Pushing Daisies

by Marisa LaScala

[4.Oct.07] :. Pushing Daisies features super-saturated colors and bright, bold patterns, a perfect antidote to the dark and grainy moodiness that permeates most primetime dramas.

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Goal! The Dream Begins (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[12.May.06] :. Lacking a plot, Goal! leans heavily on predictable hardships to stretch out the time until Santiago's inevitable success.

 

Timeline (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[26.Apr.04] :. For a group of scientists, they are almost shockingly inattentive to details and to historical facts.

 

Timeline (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[4.Dec.03] :. Based on Michael Crichton's novel, Richard Donner's movie features a creaky father-son reconciliation story framed by a bizarre collision of Sci-Fi and Medieval Tymes.

 

Me Without You (2001)

by Leah Hochbaum

[1.Aug.02] :. Me Without You is a disquieting and stunningly accurate depiction of female friendship.

 

An Everlasting Piece (2000)

by Renee Scolaro Rathke

Just in case there is an audience member who hasn't seen the news since, like, 1970, the film uses this conversation and some supposedly comic comparisons between the Catholic and Protestant neighborhoods to illustrate Colm's inferior position in society (and by extension, the position of Belfast's Catholics generally).