Wednesday, May 13 2009
Passengers
As much effort as apparently went into it, the film nonetheless feels like a pit stop for everyone involved.
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.
Wednesday, September 10 2008
Talk, Talk, Talk: October 2008
What studio suit thought this was a good idea? With four months to schedule your high priced efforts, you instead unload almost 30 overpriced pictures on an unsuspecting movie audience.
Monday, June 23 2008
John Adams (HBO Miniseries)
Avoiding the powdered-wig iconography of the founding fathers, this film broadens the view of these revolutionary leaders and their tumultuous times.
Thursday, August 16 2007
Disturbia
Similar to the way Blade Runner effortlessly channels the archetypes of noir inside the wholly original world of a futuristic LA.
Monday, April 16 2007
‘Disturbia’ star Shia LaBeouf was destined for an acting career
"When you look into his eyes, you can see an old soul," said "Disturbia" director D.J. Caruso.
Friday, April 13 2007
Disturbia (2007)
For all its revisiting of Rear Window's basic themes, however, Disturbia is most effective when it points to the differences between then and now.
Friday, February 9 2007
St. Elsewhere - Season 1
St. Elsewheremodernized narrative structure, shook up the visual language of TV drama, and introduced "place" as the central character around which the actors came and went.
