Features
Wednesday, January 12 2011
The Best Films of 2010
Among this year's winners include a fake documentary, a comedy about Jihad, a vampire story NOT dealing with tacky tween romance, a haunting hillbilly noir, and an elegant tale about clones. Not necessarily the usual cinematic suspects.
Wednesday, January 5 2011
The Best Female Film Performances of 2010
The ladies really lit up the big screen, delivering the kind of brilliant acting work that makes picking a mere 20 that much more difficult, let alone unearthing a clear number one.
Monday, January 3 2011
The Best Independent / International Films of 2010
PopMatters launches our six-day look at 2010's best film, TV and DVDs by spotlighting the 25 best indie and international films of the year, highlighted by a host of superb documentaries, a stellar film from China and one of the finest works of "hillbilly noir" ever.
Thursday, January 10 2008
All Around the World: The Best International/Indie Films of 2007
Beginning and ending with the superlative filmmaking of Jia Zhang-ke, traversing the nooks and crannies of the globe, PopMatters presents the 20 best international and indie films of 2007.
Reviews
Friday, March 25 2011
Andrea Arnold's 'Fish Tank' Is Rich with Stark Beauty
Jarvis’ performance as Mia – at turns aggressively belligerent and coyly vulnerable, but always raw – is so achingly genuine that you wonder how much of it is actually acting, and how much is just her.
Friday, January 15 2010
Fish Tank
In Fish Tank, director Andrea Arnold's follow-up to her mesmerizing Red Road, the primary and much-repeated point is that limited vision is costly.
Thursday, April 12 2007
Red Road (2006)
In Red Road, Jackie's story extends beyond her control, no matter what she sees, thinks she sees, or tries to see.
