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Articles tagged "martin sheen" Film DVD ReviewTalk to Meby Jake Meaney[29.Nov.07] :. Vibrant, exuberant, colorful and irresistibly alive, Talk to Me is a celebration of a lifestyle as much as a life -- the thumping funk, soul and R&B of the late '60s, early '70s. PopMatters Pick Film ReviewTalk To Me (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[13.Jul.07] :. Part biopic, part portrait of an era, Talk to Me presents an ongoing dilemma -- what does it mean to be "black enough" and how does "talk" shape the question and answers?  Film DVD ReviewBobby (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[16.Apr.07] :. As reporter Warren Wilson remembers, "That would have been less of an impact on me, had I been shot [as he nearly was], than Kennedy being killed, stopped, in a moment in America's history, when we needed him and his advocacy more than ever before."  Film DVD ReviewGandhi (25th Anniversary Edition) (1982)by Shaun Huston[6.Apr.07] :. The filmmakers tend to aestheticize, rather than dramatize, Gandhi's politics, but despite its superficialities, Gandhi remains eminently watchable a quarter of a century after its original release. Featured Article Film FeatureShallow Gravesby Michael Patrick Brady[21.Feb.07] :. Martin Scorsese's hotly tipped Oscar fave, The Departed, plumbs the depths of the psychological and sociological motives of violence, loyalty, and duty.  Film ReviewThe Departed (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[6.Oct.06] :. The Departed's understanding of identity is deeply rooted in place and culture -- South Boston, Irish Catholicism, masculine rituals. The West Wingby Lesley Smith[1.Nov.04] :. The West Wing has locked itself into philosophical stasis, determined to air its liberal credentials via Bartlett and his staff yet equally determined never to challenge the status quo. Catch Me If You Can (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[26.Dec.02] :. Steven Spielberg's zippy new film is about the kind of 'truth' that might only be apprehended in its telling. Apocalypse Now Redux (2001)by Tobias Peterson'Apocalypse Now Redux', ultimately, allows us to celebrate a film that has become indelibly ingrained into American popular consciousness while, at the same time, forcing us to question the violence and inhumanity that characterize the troubling past of this same culture. Apocalypse Now Redux (2001)by Cynthia Fuchs'Apocalypse Now' -- 'Redux' or regular -- is well worth seeing for just such insights, its flashes of brilliance, failures, and virtuous intentions. In both versions, it's that rare movie that looks hard at the culture that produced it. PopMatters - Television - Reviews - The West Wingby Lesley SmithLeo admits his addictions, and loses his wife through love of politics. Josh follows rashness with rudeness and hands the VP another dagger for the President’s back. Toby trades stocks that... The West Wingby Michael AbernethyAs is often the case with presidential terms, the Bartlett administration ended with great pomp and little circumstance. |
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