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Decade-Dense: The 60 Most Memorable Films of 1999 Feature

Part 1: The Thin Red Line to Star Wars Episode I (January - May 1999)

by PopMatters Staff

[23.Mar.09] :. The first part of PopMatters' look back at the films of 1999 is bookended by the long awaited return of two cinematic auteurs of wildly different styles, Terrence Malick and George Lucas.

Decade-Dense: The 60 Most Memorable Films of 1999

 

Film DVD Review

Pineapple Express

by Aaron Marsh

[28.Jan.09] :. This stoner film offers you a howling good time without the help of any magical herb whatsoever.

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

The New Classics - The 30 Best Films of 2008

by PopMatters Staff

[16.Jan.09] :. Unlike previous years, where classics came crawling out of the celluloid woodwork with regular reckless abandon, 2008 was more calm… and considered. That's not to say that choosing 30 top titles was hard. The difficulty in placing them in some manner of rank order suggests the actual depth of quality involved.

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

 

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

Iconic - The Top 20 Male Performances of 2008

by PopMatters Staff

[14.Jan.09] :. Like the gladiators of old, 2008 resembles a battle of formidable acting gods, especially when looking over the 20 choices presented below. Indeed, if anything, choosing a winner requires more of a leap of faith than any amount of critical skill - they all were that good.

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

 

Short Ends and Leader

Danny O.D.: Too Much McBride?

by Bill Gibron

[12.Aug.08] :. That’s it. I’ve had it. I am officially at my character actor capacity. Nothing personal on the man in question, but after a summer where it seems like he shows up in every movie made, I...

Short Ends and Leader

 

Film Review

Pineapple Express

by Cynthia Fuchs

[6.Aug.08] :. Pineapple Express is mostly what you expect: bonding mechanics that are unsurprising and feebly unrebellious.

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‘Pineapple Express’ is Some Bad Ass Weed

by Bill Gibron

[5.Aug.08] :. For some reason, the stoner fails to get the same cinematic respect as other substance abusing characters. The alcoholic and the heroin addict are usually wrapped in semi-seriousness, while the pot...

 

The Return of the Popcorn Circus: August 2008

by Bill Gibron

[1.May.08] :. Talk about a crowded schedule. There are more offerings scheduled this month than in the previous two combined.

 

‘Pastime’ blends love, baseball and World War II internment

by Bruce Dancis [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[30.May.07] :. The score is tied as the runner leads off third base, the batter tenses and the pitcher gets ready to deliver. The crowd in the small-town ballpark holds its collective breath as the battle between...

 

Breach (2007)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[16.Feb.07] :. Eric has his Hanssenesque moments, proud of being able to "read" his man, but the film makes their differences more pronounced than their similarities. While Eric adheres to a moral code familiar in spy movies, Hanssen remains slippery.

 

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[4.Aug.06] :. As much as Ricky Bobby's racing career is about going fast, it's even more cogently about products, lots of 'em.

 

Wanted

by Glenn McDonald

[11.Aug.05] :. Judging from its pilot, TNT's crime drama Wanted thinks you're an idiot.

 

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[17.Jun.04] :. The team is scrappy and determined, willing to endure repeated -- and I mean repeated -- batterings with wrenches and balls.

 

I Spy (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[31.Oct.02] :. The basic opposition between sheepish Alex and suave Kelly sets up a series of trivial conflicts, some less tedious than others.

 

One Hour Photo (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[22.Aug.02] :. Neatly, ominously, the film composes a bleak vision of Sy's consumption of and by his culture.