Monday, April 11 2011
A Truly ‘90s Cultural Artifact: ‘Goosebumps: Escape From HorrorLand’
Jeff Goldblum and Isabella Rossellini collaborated with Steven Spielberg on a Goosebumps video game and somehow it never became an Internet meme.
Wednesday, March 4 2009
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!: Season 2
When a cameo by Patton Oswalt proves unfunny, you know something is wrong.
Thursday, January 10 2008
All Around the World: The Best International/Indie Films of 2007
Beginning and ending with the superlative filmmaking of Jia Zhang-ke, traversing the nooks and crannies of the globe, PopMatters presents the 20 best international and indie films of 2007.
Monday, September 24 2007
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Why is this 1978 remake so scary? It turns the urge to find oneself into a seemingly horrifying proposition: is individuality really all that special, and how far would you go to protect it?
Thursday, June 21 2007
Part 4: Challenging Convention
As cinema went completely commercial, abandoning art for artifice, true aesthetic acumen was hard to come by. Luckily, for the movies included herein, it was their difference, as well as their diversity, that helped them stand out from the rest of the high concept hackwork.
Friday, May 18 2007
Fay Grim (2006)
Fay Grim is less concerned with the details of contemporary spy-craft and global deception than with broader moral questions.
Thursday, March 15 2007
Raines
For all its good ideas, Raines is overwhelmed by Jeff Goldblum's characterization -- both familiar and strange.
Friday, October 13 2006
Man of the Year (2006)
The troubles with Barry Levinson's movie are many, including an erratic pace and too many unfunny diversions, but the primary issue, strangely, is its lack of pointed political humor.
Wednesday, November 16 2005
The Fly (Collector’s Edition) / The Fly II (Special Edition) (1986/1989)
Timeless terror needs more than goop and glop. Only one Fly film even tried to get it right.
