Byron Haskin

Features

Digital Dynamite: The 30 Best DVDs of 2007

It was the year of the behemoth box set, the multi-disc triumph that tried to give long suffering fans everything their demanding little digital hearts ever desired. Here are PopMatters' 30 picks for the best DVDs of the year. [25 January 2008]

Reviews

Robinson Crusoe on Mars

This is not a film that will challenge our intellect or astonish us with eye popping visual effects. But then again, it's charming in its naïve re-envisioning of Defoe’s legendary character. [18 October 2007]

The Naked Jungle (1954)

What sets this Naked Jungle apart is a remarkably astute depiction of the collision of the sexes, in its addition of a mail order bride for the protagonist. [13 December 2004]

Conquest of Space (1955)

Merritt's protests actually date pretty well -- contemporary liberal sensibilities often subscribe to the view that space travel is a continuation or extension of the colonial impulse. [18 October 2004]