Features
Friday, January 11 2008
A Gallery of Good Works: The Best Films of 2007
From Julian Schnabel's artsy The Diving Bell and the Butterfly to the legendary Coen Brothers splendid adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men, PopMatters counts down the 30 best films of 2007.
Reviews
Monday, March 25 2013
A Loud, Clear Voice Comes Through in 'Killing Them Softly'
Bravo to Brad Pitt and Andrew Dominik for making a film that no one likes. Really.
Friday, November 30 2012
'Killing Them Softly': Brad Pitt as Another Smart Guy
Jackie Cogan (Brad Pitt) understands his fate in a way that the other smart guys don't quite, an understanding that makes him seem somehow smarter.
Wednesday, May 23 2012
Cannes 2012: 'The Angels' Share' + 'Killing Them Softly'
Much like Ken Loach's The Angels' Share, Andrew Dominik's Killing Them Softly features scatterbrained thieves and clever fast-paced dialogue.
Friday, September 21 2007
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
By turns brutal and lyrical, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford considers Wild Western mythology and masculinity, violence and madness.
Sunday, January 1 1995
Chopper (2000)
It's a confrontational, if manipulative, style, never offering excuses for Chopper's behaviour. There's no obligatory flashback to an unfavourable childhood. There's no real evidence of the influence of drugs. He is who is because he is. That's it.
Blogs
Wednesday, December 5 2012
Killing Them Softly: An Interview with Andrew Dominik
Andrew Dominik shows a penchant for depicting the lives of criminals whose fame was essential to who they were as human beings.
Friday, November 30 2012
'Killing Them Softly?' More Like Talking Them to Death
This is a movie that literally explains everything, which walks us through every minor detail of life on the wrong side of the law... and none of it is very entertaining or interesting.
Thursday, May 24 2012
Cannes 2012: Day 7 - 'Killing Them Softly' + 'Holy Motors'
Cannes rolls along with Andrew Dominik’s anticipated return, Killing Them Softly, and Holy Motors, the first film from Leo Carax in 13 years.
News
Friday, October 19 2007
The up-and-coming Affleck: younger brother Casey, in 2 new films
TORONTO -- Don't underestimate Casey Affleck, the reedy-voiced, baby-faced actor, who is younger brother to Ben. Like the character he plays in "Gone Baby Gone"…
