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, November 21 2007
This Christmas
A typical domestic dramedy, This Christmas offers one exceptional moment: Chris Brown performing "Try a Little Tenderness."
Thursday, April 26 2007
Wondrous Oblivion (2006)
Wondrous Oblivion won’t cover any new ground on social matters, but its intent is genuine, and its characters lovable.
Thursday, November 16 2006
Wondrous Oblivion (2006)
Before David can learn cricket, he must confront racism against his neighbors, a life lesson complicated by his own Jewish descent.
Wednesday, September 20 2006
Kidnapped
Rather than manipulate our established fears by way of the threat to personal security, this show asks us to examine what makes us individuals in the first place.
Tuesday, March 28 2006
Domino: New Line Platinum Series (2005)
Domino maps mythology, not as a means to heroic or sympathetic characters, and certainly not to narrative resolution.
Friday, October 14 2005
Domino (2005)
Imagine Mallory Knox as her own reality tv show star, less inclined to take up with the absolutely wrong man, and able to handle her mascara like a pro.
Wednesday, August 31 2005
Sahara (2005)
Then they get to the Dirk part, that is, their much-considered intentions for their hero, their plans to create the 'dynamic of Dirk'.
Friday, July 8 2005
Gone in 60 Seconds: Director’s Cut (2000)
The trailer for Gone is a particularly unpretentious distillation of the film's key elements.
Friday, April 8 2005
Sahara (2005)
No surprise, all these plots -- whether engineered by villains or heroes -- rehearse imperial fantasies at the expense of African tribespeople.
