Articles tagged "wood harris"

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‘Next Day Air’ is Dead on Arrival

by Bill Gibron

[8.May.09] :. It’s no secret that most filmmakers have their muses, directors who came before them from whom they draw inspiration and ideas. While some consider it a complimentary homage, others argue that...

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Film Review

Next Day Air

by Cynthia Fuchs

[8.May.09] :. For all its speed and commotion, Next Day Air is a movie you've seen before.

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The PopMatters Summer 2009 Movie Preview Feature

Summer of Same: May 2009

by Bill Gibron

[27.Apr.09] :. May's titles include the fourth films in two aging franchises, more Pixar perfection, and the reboot of a TV series from 40 years ago. And they say there are no new ideas.

The PopMatters Summer 2009 Movie Preview

 

Film Review

Not Easily Broken

by Renee Mora

[9.Jan.09] :. For all its references to spirituality, Not Easily Broken is fixated on an earthly bond, between a good man and the good woman who defines him.

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

Accepting the Blame: The Top Guilty Pleasures of 2007

by PopMatters Staff

[17.Jan.08] :. PopMatters proffers its collection of 2007's most notable defective faves. And it's okay to laugh. After all, we'd probably do the same to you and your uncomfortable fixations as well.

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

 

Film Review

Southland Tales

by Cynthia Fuchs

[14.Nov.07] :. The very incoherence of Southland Tales is something like an argument, its many pieces and pronouncements a deconstructive challenge to world order.

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Paid in Full (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[7.Apr.03] :. It's not a standard issue dealer movie, featuring strong performances, a shrewd narrative structure, and subtle, smart resistance to stereotypes.

 

Paid in Full (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[24.Oct.02] :. As familiar as this story sounds (and is), Ace is hardly your usual somebody.

 

Hendrix

by Dan French

Survivor's tone is very difficult to locate, and while this elusiveness may be more than the producers intend, it's just as possible to surmise that they know what they're doing and that teasing the audience with its own naivete is their way of undermining the medium even as they exploit it so well.

 

Remember the Titans (2000)

by Tobias Peterson

Even a cursory glance at the coverage of the 2000 Olympics reveals Australia’s presentation of the Games to be focused on diversity and unity through sports. Aboriginal sprinter Kathy Freeman...

 

Remember the Titans (2000)

by Cynthia Fuchs

Denzel Washington is a good and noble figure. Being one requires dedication and integrity, not to mention opportunity (not every aspiring role model can afford to turn down the second-rate parts when...