Sunday, March 15 2009
Lake City
Questions are never good for a thriller. They circumvent any sizzle or suspense you might build up.
Friday, January 11 2008
A Gallery of Good Works: The Best Films of 2007
From Julian Schnabel's artsy The Diving Bell and the Butterfly to the legendary Coen Brothers splendid adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men, PopMatters counts down the 30 best films of 2007.
Friday, July 20 2007
Sunshine (2007)
The notion of loss pervades Sunshine, even as calculations of self are increasingly complex.
Friday, March 2 2007
The PopMatters ‘Short Ends & Leader’ Spring Film Preview
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.
Friday, January 19 2007
Sir! No Sir! (2006)
Sir! No Sir! uses the personal stories of non-cooperators to argue that it was identification with "the enemy", a recognition of the humanity in individual Vietnamese people, that prompted combat and support personnel to refuse orders and quit the military.
Tuesday, May 2 2006
Sir! No Sir! (2006)
War, the documentary establishes right off, is mythic and ruinous.
Monday, November 8 2004
Barbershop: DVD Collector’s Set (2002/2004)
The Barbershop movies focus their energies on familial feelings and communal inclinations, and Cedric's wily jokes.
