Features
Tuesday, January 10 2012
The Worst Films of 2011
Nothing is more punishing than a bad movie. With these ten, 2011's torture was truly painful.
Tuesday, May 4 2010
2010 Summer Movie Preview - June
After May's gangbusters' start, June settles down with The A-Team, Toy Story 3, and more Twilight.
Tuesday, April 29 2008
The Return of the Popcorn Circus: June 2008
If May almost tent-poled itself out of existence, June will be even worse. After all, are audiences really ready for 13 major release in less than two months -- with more to come?
Friday, January 11 2008
Super Duper Bad: The Worst Films of 2007
From Good Luck Chuck to Julie Taymor's ill-advised Beatlesque '60s tribute Across the Universe, PopMatters presents the dreck of 2007.
Thursday, May 3 2007
Monkey Business (Part 3: July)
Finally, a month with only one remaining series contender. All wizard based Potter-y aside, this will be the most tenuous time for the business called show. After a strong start, the eccentric collection of entertainments here could make or break this potentially record shattering motion picture season.
Reviews
Monday, November 14 2011
'Jack and Jill' Practically Begs Non-Fans to Despise It
Jack and Jill places Adam Sandler in drag opposite a slumming, self-parodying Al Pacino. It practically begs non-fans to despise it.
Tuesday, June 14 2011
Not Even Nicole Kidman Completists Should Suffer Through 'Just Go With It'
Welcome to Adam Sandler's fantasy world: where Jennifer Aniston is ugly and Brooklyn Decker falls in love with him at first sight.
Monday, February 14 2011
Just Go With It
Just Go With It is less sluggish than Adam Sandler at his worst, and, for that matter, less self-pitying than Jennifer Aniston at hers.
Tuesday, October 14 2008
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
Plenty of New York racial tension, old-lady sex, animal abuse, and hackey-sack.
Blogs
Friday, June 25 2010
Something This Juvenile Can't Rightfully Play with the 'Grown Ups'
Grown Ups feels like Sandler and his pals sitting around, shooting the breeze -- except, in this case, the wind coming from their direction is tired and redundant.
Thursday, June 5 2008
'Zohan's Zaniness is a Tough Sell
Jewish humor has driven American mirth for as long as their have been baggy pants burlesque comics and joke-stealing vaudevillians. Update it to the pre-modern…
