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Articles tagged "danny mcbride" Film ReviewLand of the Lostby Cynthia Fuchs[5.Jun.09] :. Lack of understanding and planning is the unclever premise of Land of the Lost.  The PopMatters Summer 2009 Movie Preview FeatureSummer of Same: June 2009by 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  NewsThis year’s Supporting Actor?by Rafer Guzman [Newsday (MCT)][19.Feb.09] :. When it comes to the best supporting actor Oscar, the winning hand could be held by The Joker. That, of course, is the late Heath Ledger, whose eye-popping turn as The Joker in “The Dark...  Film DVD ReviewPineapple Expressby Aaron Marsh[28.Jan.09] :. This stoner film offers you a howling good time without the help of any magical herb whatsoever.  PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008 FeatureThe New Classics - The 30 Best Films of 2008by PopMatters Staff[16.Jan.09] :. Unlike previous years, where classics came crawling out of the celluloid woodwork with regular reckless abandon, 2008 was more calm… and considered. That's not to say that choosing 30 top titles was hard. The difficulty in placing them in some manner of rank order suggests the actual depth of quality involved. PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008  PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008 FeatureIconic - The Top 20 Male Performances of 2008by PopMatters Staff[14.Jan.09] :. Like the gladiators of old, 2008 resembles a battle of formidable acting gods, especially when looking over the 20 choices presented below. Indeed, if anything, choosing a winner requires more of a leap of faith than any amount of critical skill - they all were that good. PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008 Are We Not Funny? Laugh, Damn You!by Chris Barsanti[5.Sep.08] :. The problem with the (inexplicably popular) Tropic Thunder may be that Ben Stiller is just not a funny filmmaker. Not even remotely. ‘Madness’ Maintains Tropic Thunder’s Gimmickby Bill Gibron[29.Aug.08] :. Say what you will about Tropic Thunder - hilarious Hollywood satire or sorry excuse for politically incorrect potshots - but it’s hard to deny its insularity. Of all the contained within... Jack Black talks ‘Tropic Thunder’ and how he got the girlby Roger Moore [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)][14.Aug.08] :. They teach it in Interviewing 101: find common ground with your subject. But when your subject is rich, famous, plump and happy Jack Black, that might be tricky. Do your homework and there, in the... Tropic Thunderby Cynthia Fuchs[13.Aug.08] :. Tropic Thunder tells you that race and masculinity and class identity issues make men in this business mean and juvenile. And then it tells you again. ‘Tropic’ Blunderby Bill Gibron[13.Aug.08] :. We hear it all the time, that comedy cop out meant to assuage the offender of all implied guilt: “It’s just a joke.” Be it a race under attack or a particular person getting the... Danny O.D.: Too Much McBride?by Bill Gibron[12.Aug.08] :. That’s it. I’ve had it. I am officially at my character actor capacity. Nothing personal on the man in question, but after a summer where it seems like he shows up in every movie made, I... Pineapple Expressby Cynthia Fuchs[6.Aug.08] :. Pineapple Express is mostly what you expect: bonding mechanics that are unsurprising and feebly unrebellious. ‘Pineapple Express’ is Some Bad Ass Weedby Bill Gibron[5.Aug.08] :. For some reason, the stoner fails to get the same cinematic respect as other substance abusing characters. The alcoholic and the heroin addict are usually wrapped in semi-seriousness, while the pot... The Return of the Popcorn Circus: August 2008by Bill Gibron[1.May.08] :. Talk about a crowded schedule. There are more offerings scheduled this month than in the previous two combined. Drillbit Taylorby Cynthia Fuchs[21.Mar.08] :. Posing as a bodyguard and life coach for a trio of high school freshmen, Drillbit doesn't look even a little bit sincere. |
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