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Punisher: War Zone (2008)

by Bill Gibron

[24.Mar.09] :. Filmmakers are funny people. The movies they make are a lot like their children, and as with most good parents, they are reluctant to consider said offspring anything other than perfect. Even when...

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Zack Attack

by Bill Gibron

[11.Feb.09] :. How did he do it? How did Zack Snyder go from motion picture no one (well, he did direct a Michael Jordan documentary short and a Morrissey video) to helmer of hits like Dawn of the Dead and...

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PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008 Feature

OMG - The 20 Worst Films of 2008

by PopMatters Staff

[15.Jan.09] :. There's bad, and then there's 2008 level bad. You know this list is looking down into a deep dark bottomless pit of cinematic despair when Mike Myers' shameful Love Guru didn't even make the Top 20!

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008 Feature

Off the Radar - The Top 30 DVDs of 2008

by PopMatters Staff

[13.Jan.09] :. Oddly enough, while the major studios continue scratching their heads over how to sell yet another new format (Blu-ray) to disinterested consumers, several outside distributors made sure that this would be a digital year to remember.

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008 Feature

Back to Basics - The 30 Best TV Shows of 2008

by PopMatters Staff

[12.Jan.09] :. The Year in TV was a lot like the US economy: struggling until summer and then tanking under the hope of a 2009 comeback. Still, our staff found 30 solid reasons to be cheerful come entertainment investment time.

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008

Film Review

Punisher: War Zone

by Cynthia Fuchs

[5.Dec.08] :. The premise is so awful it veers toward sublime: the angry white guy kills everyone.

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This ‘Punisher’ Goes to ‘War’ with the Audience

by Bill Gibron

[5.Dec.08] :. By now, the comic book movie is really nothing new. We’ve already gone through the various phases of adoration - from sycophantic worship to contemplative critical scrutiny. There’s no...

Talk, Talk, Talk: December 2008

by Bill Gibron

[12.Sep.08] :. Just like the end of an inspiring speech that may or may not succeed in making its point, these final four weeks before 2009 tend to define or defeat the entire awards season purpose.

Women 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.

High Redefinition: The 30 Best TV Shows of 2007

by PopMatters Staff

[18.Jan.08] :. In memoriam of a TV season cut down before its prime time, PopMatters staff celebrates the Top 30 TV Shows of 2007. Some are old favorites. Others have barely made their impression felt. But at a time when all broadcast fortunes are up in the air, they definitely deserve the recognition.

Part 5 - Beyond the Envelope

by PopMatters Staff

[12.Oct.07] :. The format forced the issue among cult and commercial products. And TV on DVD highlighted the cream of the creative, forward thinking crop.

Three Hundred

by 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.

Spartan Spectators

by Andrea Tallarita

[14.Jun.07] :. The earnestness of 300 assaults reality so effectively that it ends up destroying myth.

Iranian exiles see film ‘300’ as an attempt to vilify Persians

by Vik Jolly [The Orange County Register (MCT)]

[22.Mar.07] :. The Hollywood blockbuster “300” has fueled conversations in the Iranian exile community across the United States, even spawning demands for an apology from the film’s...

300 (2007)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[9.Mar.07] :. Spartans! Simple and resonant, this call to identity comes up frequently in 300, the film based on Frank Miller's graphic novel.

The PopMatters ‘Short Ends & Leader’ Spring Film Preview

by Bill Gibron

[2.Mar.07] :. In order to separate the worthy from the worthless, PopMatters' "Short Ends & Leader" editor is highlighting 10 new films he's looking forward to this spring.

Net-Works: The Best TV of 2006

by PopMatters Staff

[10.Jan.07] :. You won't have to look far along your television dial to discover the Top TV picks from PopMatters staff. From 20 upward, each entry represents the boob tube at its best.

The 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.

Mona 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 Fuchs

The 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.