Tuesday, November 30 2010
The Year in Music: January 2010
Let’s single out the biggest events that happened in the world of music one month at a time, starting with January 2010.
Thursday, July 29 2010
I Do Know Jack. That’s the Whole Problem!
In an age when so many of us rip music in order to store it on various mobile devices that can be transported anywhere and everywhere, policing entrenched (sub)cultural boundaries seems a bit controversial, if not entirely outdated.
Wednesday, February 21 2007
Shallow Graves
Martin Scorsese's hotly tipped Oscar fave, The Departed, plumbs the depths of the psychological and sociological motives of violence, loyalty, and duty.
Thursday, January 11 2007
The Pay Off: The Best Film of 2006
For many of the movies on PopMatters' 2006 list of the year's best films, it is clear that a heavy personal and professional stake was riding on the final product.
Friday, October 6 2006
The Departed (2006)
The Departed's understanding of identity is deeply rooted in place and culture -- South Boston, Irish Catholicism, masculine rituals.
