Articles tagged "frankie faison"

The PopMatters Summer 2009 Movie Preview Feature

Summer of Same: July 2009

by Bill Gibron

[29.Apr.09] :. In a rare attempt at novelty, July jets along with only Harry Potter and the Ice Age crew sampling continuing series spoils. The rest provide unknown pleasures.

The PopMatters Summer 2009 Movie Preview

 

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

 

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007 Feature

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.

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007

 

PopMatters Picks: The Best of TV on DVD Feature

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.

PopMatters Picks: The Best of TV on DVD

 

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2006 Feature

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.

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2006

 

Film Review

White Chicks (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[24.Jun.04] :. Marcus and Kevin's observations also make them think again about their own behaviors, more respectful of black women.

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Gods and Generals (2002)

by Josh Jones

[28.Feb.03] :. Avoids examining the underlying cause of the Civil War -- the South's terror of abolition -- and instead remembers the Confederacy as a noble army defending its 'homeland'.

 

Red Dragon (2002)

by Todd R. Ramlow

[3.Oct.02] :. What is most politically problematic about Red Dragon is how it furthers the relationship between physical disability and psychopathology.

 

Showtime (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[14.Mar.02] :. The trouble with 'Showtime' is that it never lets up on its self-congratulatory wink-winking.

 

Down to Earth (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

And so, here comes Mr. Rock, invading the white folks' world with something approximating a vengeance.