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.
Monday, September 8 2008
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
On its face, casting Shirley Manson in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles appears a masterstroke.
Sunday, January 13 2008
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
The effort to bring Sarah's Chronicles both back and forward to our post-9/11 moment is both awkward and smart.
Monday, August 30 2004
Twisted: Special Collector’s Edition (2004)
'I'd been wanting to make a film noir in San Francisco for many years,' says Philip Kaufman, 'And the closest I'd come was Invasion of the Body Snatchers.'"
Thursday, February 26 2004
Twisted (2004)
Jess identifies with her dead mother but also takes up her father's professional aggression, not so much to right wrongs as discover them.
Monday, February 23 2004
Brooklyn South: The Complete Series
The first episode features the sort of graphic violence one would expect to see in an R-rated film.
Monday, May 12 2003
Lockdown (2000)
The trouble that accompanies them is not of their own making -- it's a function of being young, black, 'in the wrong place' by definition.
Sunday, January 1 1995
PopMatters - Television - Reviews - Judging Amy
All in all, 'Judging Amy' is an entertaining hour of television. Although there is room for improvement, it nevertheless presents us with characters and situations we can relate to and become involved with.
