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PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008 Feature

Outside the Lines - The Top 20 International/Indie Films of 2008

by PopMatters Staff

[15.Jan.09] :. With many indie/international films receiving more and more mainstream approval from unfamiliar audiences, many of the titles here could be considered part of the overall 2008 Best Of. But their individuality and multicultural appeal keep them a quality concept apart.

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008

 

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008 Feature

Iconic - The Top 20 Male Performances of 2008

by PopMatters Staff

[14.Jan.09] :. Like the gladiators of old, 2008 resembles a battle of formidable acting gods, especially when looking over the 20 choices presented below. Indeed, if anything, choosing a winner requires more of a leap of faith than any amount of critical skill - they all were that good.

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2008

 

TV DVD Review

Damages: The Complete First Season

by Brian Holcomb

[7.Apr.08] :. A superbly acted, complex serial story, this show is well-suited to the DVD medium as it can followed at your own pace without fear of missing some of the story.

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News

Colin Farrell is not your ordinary hit man

by John Anderson [Newsday (MCT)]

[14.Feb.08] :. Bruges, the Belgian port city known for its medieval architecture and Flemishness, is referred to in such unspeakable terms during the upcoming “In Bruges” that one would have expected...

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Film Review

In Bruges

by Cynthia Fuchs

[8.Feb.08] :. For all the showy action and spurty blood, it's the evolving intimacy between Ken and Ray that is most compelling in In Bruges.

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TV DVD Review

Homicide: Life on the Street: The Complete Season 5

by Cynthia Fuchs

[13.Oct.04] :. It frequently expanded cop-show boundaries, occasionally gave in to suits in search or ratings, and most often, surprised fans and detractors alike.

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Homicide Life on the Street: The Complete Season 4

by Cynthia Fuchs

[26.Jul.04] :. Unlike most TV fare, especially cop shows, Homicide concerns itself with details and asides that don't always come together into thematic wholes.

 

Black Hawk Down: Superbit (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[14.Jun.04] :. Black Hawk Down illustrates well the absurdity and chaos of urban warfare: there's no ground to be won, no victory to be claimed.

 

Dogville (2003)

by Todd R. Ramlow

[15.Apr.04] :. The accusation that the film is 'anti-American' says less about Von Trier than it does about the American psyche.