Features
Monday, January 23 2012
The 40 Best Films of 2011
2011 was a year of good, not necessarily great, films, though the amazing choices by our staff might argue against such a overall cinematic classification.
Wednesday, January 18 2012
The Best Male Film Performances of 2011
In another strong year, crime and punishment take on heart and heroism for the right to be called 2011's best male film acting work.
Monday, March 23 2009
Part 1: The Thin Red Line to Star Wars Episode I (January - May 1999)
The first part of PopMatters' look back at the films of 1999 is bookended by the long awaited return of two cinematic auteurs of wildly different styles, Terrence Malick and George Lucas.
Reviews
Wednesday, November 16 2011
'The Descendants' Is Painful and Discerning, Awkward and Resourceful
As ten-year-old Scottie tries to sort out the specter of her mother now, inert and silent following a water-skiing accident, she faces questions she can’t begin to articulate.
Tuesday, October 18 2011
New York Film Festival 2011: The Skin I Live In + The Artist + The Descendents
The many characters in The Descendants create a complex Venn diagram of Matt King’s community and a larger rumination on their interlocking pain, anger, and love.
Thursday, April 7 2005
Sideways (2004)
Amid the road-tripping and the boy bonding, it is Maya who resonates at last.
Monday, April 4 2005
Sideways (2004)
On the DVD, the actors gamely compete with self- mocking descriptions of themselves and each other.
Friday, October 22 2004
Sideways (2004)
Always a resourceful, thoughtful performer, Virginia Madsen almost offsets Sideways' overriding, occasionally prosaic interest in the boys' journey.
Blogs
Thursday, November 24 2011
When the Family Tree Falls: 'The Descendants'
The best thing here is Clooney, cleverly dropping some of his man's man mannerisms to make Matt less of an idea and more of a human.
Friday, September 16 2011
Toronto International Film Festival 2011: 'The Descendants'
This is a mature and well-executed study of what happens when people die and leave us with their messes to clean up.
News
Friday, January 27 2012
Oscars 2012: Five directors, five approaches
LOS ANGELES — They have worked in diverse disciplines — acting, screenwriting, theater, television, exploitation films — were born in three countries and have made…
Wednesday, November 23 2011
Aloha: Alexander Payne heads to new territory with ‘The Descendants’
HANALEI, Hawaii — It was precisely the kind of day that drives Hawaii’s $10-billion vacation business. The sun sliced through the clouds along the coast…
