Wednesday, October 1 2008
The end is here: 9-11 attacks and the new millennium revive apocalyptic movies
Tuesday, May 29 2007
Future Shock: The Death of Serious Science Fiction
The serious Science Fiction film genre is dead or at least on cinematic life support. As the new millennial marches forward, and an omnipresent production paradigm that substitutes spectacle for smarts, futurist filmmaking is definitely gasping for breath.
Monday, March 26 2007
Alfonso Cuaron: ‘The present, projected into the future’
Cuaron talks about Children of Men, his powerful film with explicit references to the political present.
Thursday, January 11 2007
The Pay Off: The Best Film of 2006
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.
Friday, January 5 2007
Children of Men (2007)
Even with so much attention paid to her body and to her child, Kee's story is secondary to Theo's, as his loss of hope must be undone and his past redressed.
