Friday, June 22 2007

Part 5: The Return of the Auteur

By PopMatters Staff

That noise you heard near the start of the new millennium was the creative din of a brash new breed of filmmakers tearing down the traditions of mainstream moviemaking. Their motion picture mission statements -- including the ones featured on this list -- remain the rulebook for new generations of anxious film artists.

Monday, April 2 2007

Meet the Robinsons (2007)

By Jesse Hassenger

The fact that Meet the Robinsons doesn't have a bunch of misfit celebrity-voiced animals banding together is in itself almost enough to recommend it.

Friday, March 30 2007

Angela Bassett makes a leap with ‘Meet the Robinsons’

By Terry Lawson

Friday, March 2 2007

The PopMatters ‘Short Ends & Leader’ Spring Film Preview

By Bill Gibron

In order to separate the worthy from the worthless, PopMatters' "Short Ends & Leader" editor is highlighting 10 new films he's looking forward to this spring.

Monday, March 7 2005

The Incredibles (2004)

By Cynthia Fuchs

Its snark makes The Incredibles one of those cartoons that mainstream, self-knowing adults might appreciate along with their kids.

Friday, November 5 2004

The Incredibles (2004)

By Cynthia Fuchs

Instead of dolls and fishies, the stars of the The Incredibles are angsty adults, specifically, superheroes whose flying-high heyday is over.