Friday, August 29 2008

What We Do Is Secret

By Cynthia Fuchs

The faux interview preserves Darby Crash's self-image, the reenactment in What We Do Is Secret remembers the preservation.

Tuesday, May 29 2007

Veronica Mars

By Jesse Hassenger

An uneven season of Veronica Mars only means that maybe a third of the episodes were terrific, and the rest were merely enjoyable, clever, and stylish.

Veronica Mars

By Roger Holland

The final scenes of Veronica Mars offered no sense of closure. Rather, we were left with the sense we'd been denied a genuinely thrilling fourth season.

Wednesday, January 10 2007

Net-Works: The Best TV of 2006

By PopMatters Staff

You won't have to look far along your television dial to discover the Top TV picks from PopMatters staff. From 20 upward, each entry represents the boob tube at its best.

Tuesday, October 3 2006

Veronica Mars

By Cynthia Fuchs

"It's time for a fresh start," she muses while making her way across the Hearst College campus. "How 'bout you try not to piss anyone off this time around?"

Thursday, June 15 2006

Napoleon Dynamite: Like the Best Special Edition Ever (2004)

By Bill Gibron

Napoleon Dynamite argues not only for the experience of being misunderstood, but also the gradual acceptance of knowing one is misunderstood.

Thursday, June 17 2004

Napoleon Dynamite (2004)

By Jesse Hassenger

Heder's physical details -- mouth agape, low voice, frequent exhales of discomforted disgust -- make for a terrifically funny and assured performance.