about contributors submissions book series advertising contests Media Center PopMatters Picks
|
|
Articles tagged "jon voight" Film ReviewNational Treasure: Book of Secretsby Cynthia Fuchs[21.Dec.07] :. The primary draw in the National Treasures is Nic Cage, odd and spasmodic, undeniably charismatic.  Film DVD ReviewTransformersby Erik Hinton[26.Oct.07] :. Consider the patience and time it takes to build a ship in a bottle. Now imagine a fully functional Spanish Armada in a snow globe.  Film ReviewSeptember Dawnby Cynthia Fuchs[27.Aug.07] :. Jon Voight looks like a monument in September Dawn, his jaw set and eyes granite hard.  Film ReviewTransformers (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[3.Jul.07] :. The point here is excess. For 144 minutes, the film pummels and pounds, delivering explosions, combat troops, speeding vehicles, computer codes, giant robots -- and more explosions.  Film ReviewTransformers (2007)by Bill Gibron[3.Jul.07] :. Without the weight of an already formed franchise to pull it down, this filmic funhouse is allowed to spin wildly out of control. We simply sit back and enjoy the operatic ride.  Film DVD ReviewGhost Rider (2007)by Marc Calderaro[25.Jun.07] :. This script takes generic archetypes and applies them to specific situations only by the cheapest of character-development techniques. PopMatters Pick TV ReviewBrandoby Cynthia Fuchs[2.May.07] :. Brando is most original and inspiring when it looks at Brando's other work. As Bobby Seale remembers, "If I said, 'Constitutional democratic civil human rights,' I mean, it lit him up." Table For Five (1983)by Samantha Bornemann[11.Jul.05] :. Watching this 1983 tearjerker anew is a jarring, surprising experience. The Manchurian Candidate (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[22.Dec.04] :. Demme's movie reasserts that the fabled U.S. political landscape isn't transparent or democratic, but instead, corrupted by the individuals who manage it. National Treasure (2004)by Lesley Smith[19.Nov.04] :. Popular propaganda at its best -- high quality creative work allied to a resounding endorsement of a status quo the American electorate seems determined to maintain. SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[27.Aug.04] :. Today's so-called 'family entertainment' will go to pathetic exploitative depths to make a buck. The Manchurian Candidate (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[30.Jul.04] :. The Manchurian Candidate draws a line between the corporation and the government, sustaining a hope that the U.S. system might be salvaged by an honestly free election. Ali: The Director’s Cut (2001)by Cynthia Fuchs[7.Jun.04] :. The bravest thing Ali does is to gesture toward, wonder at, and celebrate Muhammad Ali, and then let go of him. Ali (2001)by Cynthia FuchsAli embodies a kind of car-wreck charisma -- arrogant and self-conscious, beautiful and fierce, even on twenty-year-old tape, he can take your breath away. This ability to mesmerize makes Ali who he is, or more accurately, who everyone wants him to be. He's a cipher and a screen onto which viewers might project themselves. Tomb Raider (2001)by Mike WardAll this symbolism would be quite impressive, actually, if 'Tomb Raider' ever gave the slightest impression it knew where it was going with it or was eventually planning to use these symbols to say something coherent. Tomb Raider (2001)by Cynthia FuchsThis spectacular image of androgynous, self-stimulating sexual excess speaks directly to the wonder and threat of Lara Croft, so adept at masculine and feminine wiles, and every wile in between. |
|