Thursday, January 10 2008

All Around the World: The Best International/Indie Films of 2007

By PopMatters Staff

Beginning and ending with the superlative filmmaking of Jia Zhang-ke, traversing the nooks and crannies of the globe, PopMatters presents the 20 best international and indie films of 2007.

Friday, May 18 2007

Fay Grim (2006)

By Cynthia Fuchs

Fay Grim is less concerned with the details of contemporary spy-craft and global deception than with broader moral questions.

Thursday, April 14 2005

Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events: Special Collector’s Edition (2004)

By Cynthia Fuchs

Based on three Snicket books, the film mostly takes the kids' perspective, and so delights in the gooey and the ooky.

Friday, December 17 2004

Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)

By Cynthia Fuchs

Elastic and not a little ewwwy, Jim Carrey's Olaf is fond of his own unclever pronouncements and unsubtle when it comes to plotting.

Sunday, January 1 1995

I Dreamed of Africa (2000)

By F. L. Carr