Articles tagged "craig t. nelson"

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

 

Film DVD Review

Blades of Glory

by Jesse Hassenger

[10.Sep.07] :. It takes genuine pros to make the mock-sport movie look like a worthwhile competition. A brisk, disposable amusement.

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PopMatters Picks: The 50 DVDs Every Film Fan Should Own Feature

Part 5: The Return of the Auteur

by PopMatters Staff

[22.Jun.07] :. That noise you heard near the start of the new millennium was the creative din of a brash new breed of filmmakers tearing down the traditions of mainstream moviemaking. Their motion picture mission statements -- including the ones featured on this list -- remain the rulebook for new generations of anxious film artists.

PopMatters Picks: The 50 DVDs Every Film Fan Should Own

 

Film DVD Review

The Family Stone (2005)

by Marisa Carroll

[1.May.06] :. In trying to balance the competing forces of farce and pathos, the film is at times funny and moving, though there are so many characters and subplots that some get lost in the shuffle.

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Film Review

The Family Stone (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[16.Dec.05] :. The self-congratulating, liberal-leaning Stones are addled when good boy Everett (Dermot Mulroney) brings home the very bad fiancée.

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Film DVD Review

The Incredibles (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[7.Mar.05] :. Its snark makes The Incredibles one of those cartoons that mainstream, self-knowing adults might appreciate along with their kids.

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The Incredibles (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[5.Nov.04] :. Instead of dolls and fishies, the stars of the The Incredibles are angsty adults, specifically, superheroes whose flying-high heyday is over.

 

Troop Beverly Hills (1989)

by Todd R. Ramlow

[28.Apr.03] :. So self-indulgent, so over the top, so gay. We loved it.

 

The District / C.S.I.

by Cynthia Fuchs

Police Chief Mannion's know-it-allness is grating, no doubt. And like many crusaders before him, he maintains this attitude no matter what happens, blaming everyone else for what goes wrong.

 

The Skulls (2000)

by Renee Scolaro Rathke

There is creative genius behind The Skulls. Someone, somehow, managed to pull together a pretty intriguing trailer for this thriller.