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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 Review

The Invasion

by Bill Gibron

[19.Aug.07] :. With 2007’s oft-delayed The Invasion, there is simply no more symbolic juice left.

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Film Review

The Invasion (2007)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[17.Aug.07] :. Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel (who made the impressive Downfall), the film goes from sharp paranoid thriller to noisy action flick.

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The PopMatters Summer 2007 Movie Preview Feature

Monkey Business (Part 4: August)

by Bill Gibron

[4.May.07] :. In past years, Hollywood purposely counter programmed these renowned Cineplex dog days, trying to offset the perception that cinematic scraps were all the studios had to offer. From the look of this lame list, it's apparently back to the filmic fridge for some patently warmed over offerings.

The PopMatters Summer 2007 Movie Preview

 

TV Review

The Tudors

by Todd R. Ramlow

[26.Apr.07] :. The Tudors is pointed in its critical assessment of Enlightenment philosophy, whose legacies (individualism, liberal humanism) still adhere in today's world.

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Film Review

Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story (2006)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[3.Feb.06] :. The film controverts various theories of writing and reading, production and reception.

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Cypher (2002)

by Bill Gibron

[13.Sep.05] :. Just like the spies' mission as they hunt for secrets and significance inside massive corporate databanks, this film's point is unclear.

 

The Statement (2003)

by Michael Healey

[11.Dec.03] :. The Statement is a rarity: a serious, politically-minded thriller.

 

Enigma (2001)

by James Oliphant

[15.Sep.03] :. Michael Apted speaks of his intent to make the country appear 'beautiful' and, consequently, we're spared shots of bombed-out London or casualties of any kind.

 

Possession (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[15.Aug.02] :. While the plot of Possession concerns yearning and fervor, its tone is provocatively detached.

 

Gosford Park (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[27.Jun.02] :. It is clear about what it is, a study of affect that is also affected.

 

Enigma (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[9.May.02] :. There comes a point in 'Enigma' where Jeremy Northam shows up and you feel grateful.

 

The Golden Bowl (2000)

by Cynthia Fuchs

Adam (Nick Nolte) is introduced on screen with the title, 'America's First Billionaire' (this is the level of overstatement to which the film resorts repeatedly, not trusting its audience to follow even the simplest plot points).

 

Gosford Park (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

It is clear about what it is, a study of affect that is also affected.