Articles tagged "josh peck"

The PopMatters Summer 2009 Movie Preview Feature

Summer of Same: July 2009

by Bill Gibron

[29.Apr.09] :. In a rare attempt at novelty, July jets along with only Harry Potter and the Ice Age crew sampling continuing series spoils. The rest provide unknown pleasures.

The PopMatters Summer 2009 Movie Preview

 

Film DVD Review

The Wackness

by Barbara Herman

[22.Jan.09] :. Ultimately, this film is neither dope nor wack — it’s just kind of boring.

Recent DVD reviews

 

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008 Feature

Outside the Lines - The Top 20 International/Indie Films of 2008

by PopMatters Staff

[15.Jan.09] :. With many indie/international films receiving more and more mainstream approval from unfamiliar audiences, many of the titles here could be considered part of the overall 2008 Best Of. But their individuality and multicultural appeal keep them a quality concept apart.

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008

 

Film Review

Special

by Cynthia Fuchs

[3.Dec.08] :. While Les works out his intriguing life puzzle, the film winds itself into some knotty plot points.

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Short Ends and Leader

The Wackness (2008)

by Bill Gibron

[1.Aug.08] :. For filmmakers, nostalgia is a double edged sword. Pick the right era, and audiences are with you and your cinematic wistfulness. Dress things up in the wrong period, however, and you threaten to...

Short Ends and Leader

 

News

Fast chat with ‘The Wackness’ star Josh Peck

by Joseph V. Amodio [Newsday (MCT)]

[14.Jul.08] :. Josh Peck is glad to be back amid the noise, crowds and cabs. He’s a New Yorker, born and bred, raised by his mom in Hell’s Kitchen. But at 14, he moved to Los Angeles when he was cast in...

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The Wackness

by Cynthia Fuchs

[3.Jul.08] :. The Wackness is a too familiar nostalgic movie, with period soundtrack, hot summer nights, and boys coming of age.

 

The Return of the Popcorn Circus: July 2008

by Bill Gibron

[30.Apr.08] :. And it just doesn't stop. If part two in this three-ring play was packed with well hyped product, July just keeps the receipt treats coming.

 

Drillbit Taylor

by Cynthia Fuchs

[21.Mar.08] :. Posing as a bodyguard and life coach for a trio of high school freshmen, Drillbit doesn't look even a little bit sincere.

 

Mean Creek (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[26.Jan.05] :. 'This shot here... is like a window opening up onto this kid's world,' says Jacob Aaron Estes.

 

Mean Creek (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[27.Aug.04] :. The crisis doesn't produce good and bad behaviors, so much as it challenges such moralistic definitions, exploring the pressures that lead to kids' seeming deviance.