A Gallery of Good Works: The Best Films of 2007

By PopMatters Staff

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. [11 January 2008]

Performance Art: The Best Acting of 2007 - Female

By PopMatters Staff

From the most sweetly nuanced performance of Jennifer Jason Leigh's career to Cate Blanchett's revelatory portrayal of Bob Dylan in I'm Not There, the women of 2007 were stellar. [9 January 2008]

It Felt Fluid and Rhythmic: An Interview with Diablo Cody and Ellen Page

By Tricia Olszewski

The story in Juno is unpredictable and touching. But Cody's dialogue is exceptional, a flurry of hip, witty words that snap and dissipate before you can accuse them of being too stylized. [5 December 2007]

Juno

By Jarrett Berman

Teens have their precious catchphrases and secret languages, but they're nervous, fumbling creatures. They don’t come equipped with Chaucer-like witticisms, or razor-sharp retorts. [14 April 2008]

Juno

By Daynah Burnett

A movie about a 16-year-old girl's unplanned pregnancy, Juno manages to avoid any significant emotional depths, despite its plainly complex subject. [5 December 2007]

Thank You for Smoking (2005)

By Tiffany White

Naylor doesn't need a "human" face; we love him the minute he offers us a light. [14 December 2006]

Thank You for Smoking (2005)

By Cynthia Fuchs

The ironies of Thank You for Smoking are not subtle. [17 March 2006]

‘Juno’ grows and grows [17 January 2008]

Oh, baby! 2007 gave birth to a brood of pregnancy comedies [20 December 2007]

Diablo Cody, from stripper to The Screenwriter [10 December 2007]