Paul VerhoevenFeatures
A Gallery of Good Works: The Best Films of 2007From 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] All Around the World: The Best International/Indie Films of 2007Beginning and ending with the superlative filmmaking of Jia Zhang-ke, traversing the nooks and crannies of the globe, PopMatters presents the 20 best international and indie films of 2007. [10 January 2008] Reviews
Black Book (Zwartboek)While the film begins with the familiar tagline of “Inspired by true events” Black Book is best approached through the lens of the classic pulp thriller. [22 October 2007]
Black Book (Zwartboek) (2006)Broadly drawn and ballsy, the movie features horrendous violence and stupefying melodrama: it's WWII without the usual sober romance, the Greatest Generation meets Starship Troopers. [15 May 2007]
RoboCop Trilogy (1987/1990/1993)Strikingly, RoboCop's political insights are as timely today as on its release in 1987. [3 August 2004]
Hollow Man (2000)When he and the team are unable to reverse the effect and he's stuck in a transparent state indefinitely, Sebastian becomes not just mean, but insane. [1 January 1995] |
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