Wednesday, September 14 2011
Tainted Pasts: Pornography in ‘Meet Monica Velour’ and ‘The Girl Next Door’
Meet Monica Velour and The Girl Next Door demonstrate that mainstream representations of pornography, even in a society in which sex proliferates, are still surprisingly one-sided and inconsistent with counter-narratives offered by industry insiders themselves.
Thursday, February 17 2011
‘The Extra Man’ Is Quietly Excellent
There’s more at play than just a museum of oddities, a completely trivial and forgettable giggle parade. When The Extra Man is hinting at an extrapolation on the subjective nature of reality and exploring the ways selfish people fail to connect with one another, it's at its best.
Wednesday, November 3 2010
New York Film Festival: Kelly Reichardt’s Meek’s Cutoff
Kelly Reichardt's Meek’s Cutoff is an outsider's Western. If we were looking for a female counterpart to Gus Van Sant, I think we may have found her.
Monday, April 26 2010
Independent Film Festival of Boston: The Extra Man / Harmony and Me
The Independent Film Festival of Boston is running April 21-28 at various locations throughout the greater Boston area.
Tuesday, April 8 2008
There Will Be Blood
However fictional, Daniel Plainview is like history come to life -- more Frankenstein's monster than wax doll.
Friday, January 11 2008
A Gallery of Good Works: The Best Films of 2007
From Julian Schnabel's artsy The Diving Bell and the Butterfly to the legendary Coen Brothers splendid adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men, PopMatters counts down the 30 best films of 2007.
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.
There Will Be Blood
Land, oil, blood. There will be lots of all in Paul Thomas Anderson's stunning new movie.
