Friday, September 19 2008
The Big Lebowski: 10th Anniversary Edition
A generation-defining comedy about peace and brotherhood, set in a world of backstabbers, liars, and semi-professional bowling leagues.
Thursday, August 14 2008
How to play at being a villain: Bardem, Ledger reignite media interest in craft of acting
Friday, January 11 2008
A Gallery of Good Works: The Best Films of 2007
From Julian Schnabel's artsy The Diving Bell and the Butterfly to the legendary Coen Brothers splendid adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men, PopMatters counts down the 30 best films of 2007.
Wednesday, January 9 2008
Performance Art: The Best Acting of 2007 - Male
From the tender and eerie precision of Sam Riley's depiction of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis in Control to yet another superlative performance by Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood, PopMatters highlights the best male actors of 2007.
No Country for Old Men
The desolate landscape and moral layout evoke old Westerns, but the film, based on Cormac McCarthy's novel, also reconsiders the genre's conventions, comparing now and "the old times."
Wednesday, September 8 2004
The Ladykillers (2004)
Pious, earnest, and broadly drawn, Marva is the first black character in a Coen brothers movie to occupy center stage.
