Wednesday, March 25 2009

Part 3: The Sixth Sense to Fight Club (August - October 1999)

By PopMatters Staff

Films that have left a lasting impression on their creators (M. Night Shyamalan, Sam Mendes, David Fincher) make up the majority of Part Three of our Films of 1999 overview.

Friday, November 9 2007

P2

By Cynthia Fuchs

You could say the killer finds himself in his art. You could also say you've seen that art -- and this movie -- before.

Monday, June 25 2007

Ghost Rider (2007)

By Marc Calderaro

This script takes generic archetypes and applies them to specific situations only by the cheapest of character-development techniques.

Friday, February 16 2007

Ghost Rider (2007)

By Cynthia Fuchs

Now, not only is the Ghost Rider beleaguered by Mephistopheles' incessant demands, but also by this big-screen ignominy.

Thursday, September 26 2002

The Four Feathers (2002)

By Cynthia Fuchs

It's alarmingly short-sighted fiction, offering only occasional glimpses of the imperial project's fundamental viciousness and ignorance.

Sunday, January 1 1995

The Claim (2000)

By Cynthia Fuchs

Here the primary players are caught between forging their futures (individual and communal) and regretting their pasts, conjuring up a civilization in an unforgivably brutal environment.

American Beauty (1999)

By Rhonda Baughman