Tuesday, September 27 2011
Just Another Pretty Woman: The Who’s Who of Hookers in Film
How did playing a prostitute or stripper become de rigeur for Hollywood actresses?
Tuesday, April 28 2009
Summer of Same: June 2009
This month's "original" fare offers a take on a Sid and Marty Krofft classic, more battling seizure robots, and the retaking of '70s subway thriller. Everything old is new again.
Friday, March 20 2009
Duplicity
For all its bright banter and flashbacky fanciness, Duplicity boils down to this rudimentary formula: morality and success are functions of beauty.
Thursday, March 19 2009
After a career lull, Julia Roberts hopes she can still rule at the box office
Thursday, April 24 2008
Charlie Wilson’s War
Sorkin's signature dialogue -- smart, rapid fire chatter that packs a punch -- makes this the most engaging poli-sci class you'll ever attend.
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.
Friday, December 21 2007
Charlie Wilson’s War
Like The West Wing, Charlie Wilson's War is leftish and glib, entertaining and exasperating, and written by Aaron Sorkin.
Wednesday, June 6 2007
Kids’ DVDs: June 2007
Given that babies and young children love nothing more than repetition, repetition, and... um.... repetition, I can't understand why even the pointiest of heads would think children between the ages of six months and three years could possible need 23 different Baby Einstein DVDs.
Thursday, December 14 2006
Charlottes Web (2006)
Surprise! There is nothing even remotely offensive or ironic or postmodern about Charlotte's Web.
