Friday, March 27 2009
Part 5: Toy Story 2 to Titus (November - December 1999)
On this final day of PopMatters' 1999 overview, awards season hype gives way to pure acting prowess and definitive directorial flair.
Monday, January 12 2009
Back to Basics - The 30 Best TV Shows of 2008
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.
Friday, December 5 2008
Nobel Son
Nobel Son not only lacks honor, but it's also an undignified mess that should embarrass star Alan Rickman and everyone else involved.
Monday, November 27 2006
Deck the Halls (2006)
How did it happen that such determinedly ugly 'men must learn their holiday lessons' movies are now de rigeur?
Wednesday, September 27 2006
Romancing the Stone/The Jewel of the Nile (1984)
Everything in Jewel of the Nile is predictable, right down to the romantic final scenes at sunset.
Friday, July 14 2006
The OH in Ohio (2006)
The main problem with The OH in Ohio is that most of its hijinks seem cribbed from episodes of Sex and the City -- and we're talking Season Two.
Thursday, February 17 2005
Taxi: The Complete Second Season
And so Louie is suddenly a sensitive guy. It's a typically funny and revealing moment in Taxi's second season.
Get Shorty (Special Edition) (1995)
Sonnenfeld keeps all of this under two hours by cutting the movie at a dazzling clip. The film moves like Travolta, quickly and with style.
