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Film DVD Review

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

by Christel Loar

[1.Feb.09] :. I've never been so eager to skip past the story to get to the special features.

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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

by Bill Gibron

[13.Dec.08] :. If aspirations and ambitions were all it took to make a good movie (or at the very least, a merely entertaining one), there’d be no reason for critics. We lowly members of a dying print and...

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Film Review

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

by Cynthia Fuchs

[1.Aug.08] :. Amid all the poorly edited, atrociously written tumult, the silly CGI and the tragic misuse of Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh, Rick remains an appealing throwback hero.

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Corpse Grinding

by Bill Gibron

[31.Jul.08] :. It’s never pleasant when something that was lightweight (albeit cheesy) and fun is forced into profit sharing mode. Put another way, when a franchise has to jerryrig its purpose in order to...

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The PopMatters Summer 2008 Movie Preview Feature

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.

The PopMatters Summer 2008 Movie Preview

 

TV DVD Review

McCallum: The Complete Series

by Matthew A. Stern

[28.Aug.06] :. McCallum is a grittier yet more thoughtful take on the forensic "whodunit" show; more dependent on building atmosphere and brooding suspense than continuous scenes of kicking down doors and chasing down suspects.

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MDs

by Elena Razlogova

[15.Oct.02] :. While the two MDs modeled on Pierce and McIntyre lovingly call their hospital 'the Mish' and claim to help those exploited by HMOs, the show mostly focuses on wealthy white doctors and administrators.

 

Rebus: Dead Souls

by Nikki Tranter

PULL.

 

The Mummy Returns (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

Everything in 'The Mummy Returns' is bigger and more expensive, from its impressively enormous matte shots and massive armies composed of thousands of digitized soldiers, to its great swirling sand effects and outsized characters.

 

The Hurricane (1999)

by Josh Jones

Hurricane. One word, one name, one man. One man whom I - and probably most of my generation - had never heard prior to seeing The Hurricane. His name is remembered, however, by members of his generation, most notably, celebrities.

 

The Hurricane (1999)

by Cynthia Fuchs

There's a moment partway through The Hurricane that may cause you to catch your breath. It's a cramped shot, as are most of those showing Ruben Hurricane Carter (Denzel Washington) in his New Jersey State Prison cell.