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Articles tagged "dominic west" TV FeatureWomen and ‘The Wire’by Sophie Jones[25.Aug.08] :. Why the most intelligent show on TV, a compelling exploration of the circumstances and institutional pressures that make people who they are, gets an "F" in Gender Studies. PopMatters Pick TV DVD ReviewThe Wire: The Complete Fifth Seasonby Chris Barsanti[15.Aug.08] :. The dense mythology, painstakingly created over five novelistic seasons, has enough drama packed inside to be easily spun out for the next five, ten, 15 years. PopMatters Pick TV ReviewThe Wireby Jesse Hicks[27.Jan.08] :. In David Simon's indictment of American capitalism, numbers -- say, crime stats and school test scores -- no longer have an epistemic value, they don't refer to any external reality.  Film DVD ReviewThree Hundredby Marisa LaScala[13.Aug.07] :. 300's penchant for drama and exaggeration is proof that a far-reaching vision and hyperbole can come together to tell a much better story than one based purely on historical facts.  Film ReviewThe Forgotten (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[23.Sep.04] :. In The Forgotten, the ethical terms are laid out: it's good to remember, fervently, and it's weak and bad to forget.  Film DVD ReviewMona Lisa Smile (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[15.Mar.04] :. Berkley-educated, Katherine is a 'forward thinker,' a 'bohemian' who believes that education opens doors. Mona Lisa Smile (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[18.Dec.03] :. Katherine has her hands full, even aside from looking for romance (though this happens too, as this is, after all, a Julia Roberts movie). 28 Days (2000)by Cynthia FuchsThe pleasure Gwen takes in all this chaos -- not to mention Bullock's signature sunniness -- makes this introductory sequence look like the opening to a broad Farrelly brothers-style comedy. |
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