Features
Friday, January 8 2010
The Best 30 Films of 2009
In one of the rarest rating periods ever, several on the staff could successfully argue for any of the Top 30 choices as a potential number one. While not all classics, they remain the consistent cream of 2009's crop.
Wednesday, April 29 2009
Summer of Same: July 2009
In a rare attempt at novelty, July jets along with only Harry Potter and the Ice Age crew sampling continuing series spoils. The rest provide unknown pleasures.
Thursday, January 24 2008
Gone and Not Forgotten: The PopMatters DVD Wish List
A lot of good movies are still missing from DVD. Here is a list of 25 that PopMatters feels have been unceremoniously left to simply fade away.
Columns
Thursday, March 22 2012
In Defense Of... The HBO Television Series, 'Luck'
In light of a third animal death on set, HBO swiftly canceled its promising new racetrack drama. But considering the latest obsession with television nostalgia, was immediately axing the show the right move? Or even better, was it the least bit hypocritical?
Reviews
Friday, February 22 2013
Two Men Fueled by Stubbornness: 'The Insider'
Michael Mann's crime pictures often pit two men on opposite sides of the law against each other. Here, the two men eventually join the same side, albeit with some reluctance.
Sunday, January 29 2012
'Luck' Features Vivid Moments of Primal Action
At the end of every race in Luck, the viewer exhales, looks upon the faces of the horse track faithful, and thinks, “So that’s why they do it.”
Tuesday, January 11 2011
Hawkeye Is Back in Hi-Def: 'The Last of the Mohicans'
For the truly obsessed, The Last of the Mohicans is newly available in sleek Director’s Cut Blu-ray format. New tomahawk sound effects included.
Thursday, February 4 2010
Public Enemies
Public Enemies builds on a tacit rejection of gangster movies -- their glamor, their mythologizing, their epic sweep are all replaced by the ins and outs of bank robbery.
Wednesday, July 1 2009
Public Enemies
Sensational and turbulent, the relationship between John Dillinger and Melvin Purvis sold newspapers and attracted newsreel audiences. It was good for business.
Blogs
Monday, March 4 2013
Within the Media Monster: 'The Insider'
The Insider remains a cracker jack thriller. It's the All the President's Men of Big Tobacco.
Saturday, December 5 2009
Public Enemies (2009): Blu-ray
It's all about immersion. It's all about historical context and accuracy. It's all about character and the defiant need to stay true to same. And…
News
Monday, July 6 2009
Michael Mann explores the legendary dark sides of home
CHICAGO — Michael Mann, the son of Jack and Esther Mann and the director and co-writer of "Public Enemies," grew up all around Chicago. At…
