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Film Review

Hannah Montana: The Movie

by Renee Scolaro Mora

[10.Apr.09] :. In Hannah Montana: The Movie, Miley Cyrus gets back to her roots, re-learns the importance of family, and purges herself of the poisons of materialism. For a minute.

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PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007 Feature

High Redefinition: The 30 Best TV Shows of 2007

by PopMatters Staff

[18.Jan.08] :. In memoriam of a TV season cut down before its prime time, PopMatters staff celebrates the Top 30 TV Shows of 2007. Some are old favorites. Others have barely made their impression felt. But at a time when all broadcast fortunes are up in the air, they definitely deserve the recognition.

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007

 

TV DVD Review

Ugly Betty - The Complete First Season

by Lana Cooper

[2.Oct.07] :. The beauty of Ugly Betty is that it examines everyday situations under a highly-magnified microscope.

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TV Review

Ugly Betty

by Todd R. Ramlow

[5.Oct.06] :. In Ugly Betty, "beauty" appears to be the primary barrier in the way of women's equality, to the point of ignoring other structural discriminations.

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TV Review

South Beach

by Mary Colgan

[25.Jan.06] :. Despite the seeming scandal and sensationalism, the series is bland and unmemorable.

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TV DVD Review

Murder One: Season One

by Samantha Bornemann

[23.Mar.05] :. Mesmerizingly played by Daniel Benzali, Ted respects the law but understands that the courthouse is just one of its venues.

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Candyman: Special Edition (1992)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[23.Aug.04] :. Kasi Lemmons says, 'The Candyman is born of extreme racism against him.'"

 

Johnson Family Vacation (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[8.Apr.04] :. Everyone is unhappy at the prospect of the drive from L.A., as it entails numerous days stuffed in Nate's newly outfitted SUV.

 

Shaft (2000)

by Cynthia Fuchs

It’s Isaac Hayes’s music, of course, that resonates. Whatever else you say about that “complicated man” named John Shaft, that whaa-whaa-whaa theme song identifies him...