Features
Monday, January 23 2012
The 40 Best Films of 2011
2011 was a year of good, not necessarily great, films, though the amazing choices by our staff might argue against such a overall cinematic classification.
Friday, January 13 2012
The Best Indie / International Films of 2011
The year's best independent and international films are highlighted by a duo from iconic director Werner Herzog, a staggeringly brilliant frontier-western and a score of top-notch documentaries that illustrate how filmmaking continues to reach new highs.
Thursday, April 28 2011
On Truth and Lies and the Full Frame Film Festival 2011
What is the connection between cloned puppies and a 32-year-old sex in chains story? This and other questions raised at this year’s Full Frame Film Festival.
Wednesday, April 14 2010
No Crossover: An Interview with Steve James
Sports, prejudice, and the tumultuous, fascinating life of Allen Iverson are all the focal-point of Steve James' latest, touching sports documentary. James speaks to PopMatters about race in America, Fox News, and the subjectivity of films themselves.
Reviews
Monday, October 15 2012
'Head Games': Concussions Now and in the Future
This appears to be the story of concussion in sports now, with some facts emerging and some myths remaining, with science jostling against culture, pride against worry.
Tuesday, July 19 2011
'Stevie' Refuses to Shape a Judgment for You
Stevie reveals the complex circulation of damage and anger, offenders and victims -- who too often become offenders.
Wednesday, June 22 2011
Silverdocs Documentary Festival: 'The Interrupters'
The Interrupters considers CeaseFire's premise, that violence can be treated like a disease, that its transmission can be interrupted.
Tuesday, April 13 2010
30 for 30: No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson
No Crossover uses the 1993 trial of Allen Iverson as occasion to revisit historical revisionism.
Tuesday, May 10 2005
Hoop Dreams: Criterion Collection (2004)
The film is famous and respected for many reasons, not least because of the dramatic storylines it waves together so gracefully.
Blogs
Friday, July 29 2011
'The Interrupters' Opens in Select Theaters on 29 July
"The block is quiet," remembers Ameena Matthews, "And I'm looking down the street, and here come the sisters of the guy that got his tooth…
