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Superheroes Versus Comics

by shathley Q

[27.Jan.09] :. There can be no doubt that the summer of 2008 stands as a high-water mark for superheroes. But in the wake of a superhero renaissance and the growing cultural legitimacy of the genre, the question must be posed: Has the superhero genre evolved beyond the comics medium?

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Suspense is ‘Valkyrie’‘s Saving Grace

by Bill Gibron

[23.Dec.08] :. World War II remains the ultimate cinematic backdrop for elements both within and outside the conflict’s control. On the one hand, there are so many fascinating and intricate parts to the...

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Valkyrie

by Cynthia Fuchs

[23.Dec.08] :. Valkyrie's forward motion is stalled repeatedly by hyperbolically symbolic images, which also undercut some nuanced performances.

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The Stendhal Syndrome (1996): Blu-ray

by Bill Gibron

[23.Nov.08] :. For fright fans, Dario Argento’s career as a movie macabre master started going downhill right after the release of his spectacle splattefest Opera. With the advent of videotape, and the...

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The PopMatters Fall 2008 Movie Preview Feature

Talk, Talk, Talk: December 2008

by Bill Gibron

[12.Sep.08] :. Just like the end of an inspiring speech that may or may not succeed in making its point, these final four weeks before 2009 tend to define or defeat the entire awards season purpose.

The PopMatters Fall 2008 Movie Preview

‘Transsiberian’ Serves Up Old School Suspense

by Bill Gibron

[29.Aug.08] :. The little lie begins the deceit. Soon, the lack of truth clouds everything - from love to legality. Within days, loyalties which once seemed firm are tested, while newfound friendships provide the...

Transsiberian

by Cynthia Fuchs

[18.Jul.08] :. Transsiberian makes provocative connections between external and internal states, the ways that composition can reveal character.

Wanted

by Cynthia Fuchs

[27.Jun.08] :. Angelina Jolie has evolved. As of Wanted, she is no longer merely mortal, but her own sublime creature.

The Return of the Popcorn Circus: June 2008

by Bill Gibron

[29.Apr.08] :. If May almost tent-poled itself out of existence, June will be even worse. After all, are audiences really ready for 13 major release in less than two months -- with more to come?

Next

by Bill Gibron

[5.Oct.07] :. Suspense and that familiar adrenaline rush come with creativity, not clock crunching. Next fails to fully understand this, and ends up paying for it in the end.

Next (2007)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[27.Apr.07] :. The film doesn’t try to explain or rationalize its essential trick, but drops you rather perfunctorily into Cris' multiple dilemmas.

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.

King Kong (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[14.Dec.05] :. Jackson's film makes Ann's admiration for Kong an earnest distraction from her eventual, proper coupledom with Jack (who, even with Brody's Men's Health coverboy abs, can't compete with the potent spectacle of Kong).

Resident Evil: Apocalypse - Special Edition (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[26.Jan.05] :. Paul W.S. Anderson says, 'For me, there is in modern times, a definite fear of loss of identity. And that's what the undead represent. They are the mass, there's no differentiation between them.'"

Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[17.Sep.04] :. Back for another go-round with the Umbrella Corporation, Alice (Milla Jovovich) is leaner and lots meaner.

The Pianist (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[2.Jan.03] :. Confronted by one horror after another, Szpilman (Adrien Brody) is a startlingly original film protagonist.