Friday, June 12 2009
The Taking of Pelham 123
Nothing if not self-aware, this update of Joseph Sargent's 1974 thriller begins by rearranging the class dynamics.
Tuesday, April 28 2009
Summer of Same: June 2009
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.
Thursday, December 27 2007
The Great Debaters
The Great Debaters is history by way of Oprah: righteously angry and uplifting, willing to pull a punch when it makes the broader point.
Friday, November 2 2007
American Gangster
As much as American Gangster loves Frank's intelligence and charisma, it must also condemn his criminality.
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.
Thursday, January 11 2007
The Pay Off: The Best Film of 2006
For many of the movies on PopMatters' 2006 list of the year's best films, it is clear that a heavy personal and professional stake was riding on the final product.
Tuesday, November 21 2006
Déjà Vu (2006)
The movie's leap from contemporary coppish thriller into science fiction is initially jarring.
Tuesday, August 15 2006
Inside Man (2006)
Appearing in tight shots, the grainy hi-def digital exacerbating their complexities, the interviewees are traumatized or performative, sometimes both.
