Friday, February 6 2009
He’s Just Not That Into You
He’s Just Not That Into You is a standard chick flick, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing: it’s cute and comic and organized according to fixed, mostly ancient gender roles.
Monday, May 12 2008
Walk the Line
There are so many positive aspects to this film that the empty feeling left when the it ends is utterly shocking.
Thursday, May 1 2008
The Return of the Popcorn Circus: August 2008
Talk about a crowded schedule. There are more offerings scheduled this month than in the previous two combined.
Friday, January 18 2008
High Redefinition: The 30 Best TV Shows of 2007
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.
Monday, July 2 2007
Big Love
Big Love generally handles the Henricksons' faith respectfully, but there's no forgetting that they are polygamists.
Thursday, March 23 2006
Big Love
Big Love illustrates the ways the cell phone serves as faux 'intimacy'. Everyone voice mails or pages each other, creating bland clips of conversation without contexts.
Friday, November 18 2005
Walk the Line (2005)
John R. Cash (Joaquin Phoenix) is a hard-drinking, drug-abusing, soul-searching, all-black-wearing, June-Carter-loving man.
Monday, March 15 2004
Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
Berkley-educated, Katherine is a 'forward thinker,' a 'bohemian' who believes that education opens doors.
Thursday, January 22 2004
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004)
Like Legally Blonde, Win a Date showcases an independent-minded girl whose naïveté and credulity make her admirable.
Thursday, December 18 2003
Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
Katherine has her hands full, even aside from looking for romance (though this happens too, as this is, after all, a Julia Roberts movie).
