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TV DVD Review

Hitler: The Rise of Evil

by Marco Lanzagorta

[12.Nov.07] :. The list of deliberate historical blunders that Hitler: The Rise of Evil shamelessly uses to enhance its moralistic agenda is unacceptably large for a production that claims to be a biographical epic.

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PopMatters Picks: The Best of TV on DVD Feature

Part 4 - Feasts from the Fringe

by PopMatters Staff

[11.Oct.07] :. Cable created supply where there was little or no demand. Out of the myriad of subject specific programming, a few gemstones managed to shine.

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PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2006 Feature

Time Encapsulating: The Best DVDs of 2006

by PopMatters Staff

[10.Jan.07] :. From solid single issues to amazingly complete film and television compilations, the works highlighted here argue for DVD's continued importance.

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2006

 

Film Review

3 Needles (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[4.Dec.06] :. 3 Needles' point is well taken, even if its melodrama is underwhelming.

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TV Review

Out of Practice

by Michael Abernethy

[27.Sep.05] :. The pilot episode offered only one moment when anyone appeared relaxed, and those characters, a loving elderly couple Ben spotted in a restaurant, are extras.

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Film Review

Must Love Dogs (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[29.Jul.05] :. This family thing is looking rather grim now, as if it's about to swallow the rest of the movie whole.

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The West Wing

by 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.

 

Bright Young Things (2004)

by Dan Devine

[15.Oct.04] :. Stephen Fry can't throw us any curveballs because he's got to stick close to Waugh, so he subjects us to formulaic depravity for three-quarters of the film, with minor variations.

 

Heartburn (1986)

by James Oliphant

[12.Jul.04] :. In Heartburn, we're not privy to any clues that Mark might be the unfaithful party, even though we know it's a plot device coming down the track like a Metroliner.

 

Anything Else (2003)

by Jesse Hassenger

[25.Sep.03] :. The idea of Woody Allen teaching high school English is a funny idea, and Anything Else leaves it at that: a funny idea.

 

Le Divorce (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[7.Aug.03] :. Like previous Merchant-Ivory productions, Le Divorce concerns culture clashes, disruptive expatriates, and squabbles over stuff.

 

Life or Something Like It (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[25.Apr.02] :. Most regrettably, Lanie's not a crazy chick at all.

 

The West Wing

by Michael Abernethy

As is often the case with presidential terms, the Bartlett administration ended with great pomp and little circumstance.

 

A Girl Thing

by Cynthia Fuchs

It's true that 'A Girl Thing' concerns girls, or more accurately, women of various ages and backgrounds.

 

Where the Heart Is (2000)

by Cynthia Fuchs

Thank god for Joan Cusack. As the sole truly cynical character in TV producer Matt (Roseanne, A Different World) Williams’s feature film directing debut, she is desperately...

 

The Business of Strangers (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

The Business of Strangers' basic premise -- the meanness of the business of strangers -- is worn-out.