Friday, February 25 2011
‘Dances with Wolves: 20th Anniversary Edition’: Thrilling, Dramatic, Sweeping
Dances with Wolves isn’t an epic as much as it’s an intimate study of humanity, or a carefully hung portrait of friendship, love and acceptance.
Monday, January 26 2009
Battlestar Galactica: Season 4.0
This show has undeniably advanced and changed the landscape of dramatic television.
Monday, January 12 2009
Back to Basics - The 30 Best TV Shows of 2008
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.
Friday, January 18 2008
High Redefinition: The 30 Best TV Shows of 2007
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.
Thursday, January 11 2007
Net-Works: The Best TV of 2006
You won't have to look far along your television dial to discover the Top TV picks from PopMatters staff. From 20 upward, each entry represents the boob tube at its best.
Thursday, March 31 2005
Blue Chips (1994)
With the occasional exception of Shaquille O'Neal, the players here act like athletes, which is to say, badly.
Thursday, February 17 2005
Donnie Darko: Director’s Cut (2001)
The problem embodied by Donnie is at once mundane and painfully special, the dilemma of fate vs. free will, laced though with unanswered questions of identity and responsibility.
