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TV Review

Sit Down, Shut Up

by Marisa LaScala

[19.Apr.09] :. The characters are boorish and egomaniacal. The comedy is crude. And the cast is terrific.

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

The Best Television Performers of 2008

by Michael Abernethy

[14.Jan.09] :. More than anything, though, I wish all those political pundits would take some time off, to rest and let their vocal cords recuperate. That truly would make for a happy new year.

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

Back to Basics - The 30 Best TV Shows of 2008

by PopMatters Staff

[12.Jan.09] :. The Year in TV was a lot like the US economy: struggling until summer and then tanking under the hope of a 2009 comeback. Still, our staff found 30 solid reasons to be cheerful come entertainment investment time.

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

 

Film Review

Four Christmases

by Cynthia Fuchs

[26.Nov.08] :. Motherhood, Four Christmases submits, is all Kate needs to be happy. The husband, he's incidental.

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Short Ends and Leader

Four Christmases

by Bill Gibron

[26.Nov.08] :. So this is what five Oscar winners gets you? This is the result of the combined Academy caliber efforts of Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line), Sissy Spacek (Coal Miner’s Daughter),...

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TV DVD Review

Pushing Daisies: The Complete First Season

by Andrew Gilstrap

[26.Sep.08] :. This show piles quirk on top of quirk on top of quirk with no shame whatsoever, and pretty much gets away with it.

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No passion for pie: Kristin Chenoweth can do without the dessert that’s a theme on ‘Daisies’

by Ellen Gray [Philadelphia Daily News (MCT)]

[17.Sep.08] :. BURBANK, Calif. - Kristin Chenoweth is not “a pie person.” “I love chocolate cake. I never met a cookie I didn’t like,” explained the famously tiny actress, who’s...

 

Talk, Talk, Talk: November 2008

by Bill Gibron

[11.Sep.08] :. Like the sainted sigh of relief that comes after another shriek-filled All Hallow's Eve, November usually means the start of the 'nominate me' process for the proposed prestige pictures of 2008.

 

Space Chimps

by Cynthia Fuchs

[18.Jul.08] :. Lacking forward motion, Space Chimps turns itself in circles.

 

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.

 

High Redefinition: The 30 Best TV Shows of 2007

by PopMatters Staff

[18.Jan.08] :. In memoriam of a TV season cut down before its prime time, PopMatters staff celebrates the Top 30 TV Shows of 2007. Some are old favorites. Others have barely made their impression felt. But at a time when all broadcast fortunes are up in the air, they definitely deserve the recognition.

 

Part 4 - Feasts from the Fringe

by PopMatters Staff

[11.Oct.07] :. Cable created supply where there was little or no demand. Out of the myriad of subject specific programming, a few gemstones managed to shine.

 
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TV Review

Pushing Daisies

by Marisa LaScala

[4.Oct.07] :. Pushing Daisies features super-saturated colors and bright, bold patterns, a perfect antidote to the dark and grainy moodiness that permeates most primetime dramas.

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Deck the Halls (2006)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[27.Nov.06] :. How did it happen that such determinedly ugly 'men must learn their holiday lessons' movies are now de rigeur?

 

The Pink Panther

by Cynthia Fuchs

[10.Feb.06] :. Jean Reno gets the prize for infinite patience, as he maintains an admirable serenity amid the frenzy, perhaps especially when clobbering Clouseau.