Features
Friday, February 24 2012
The Best Non-Fiction of 2011
Books have a long shelf-life. A loved book may outlast its original owner by a generation – or more -- if well cared for. With that in mind, we recall our best loved books of 2011 here, well into 2012. Better late than never...
Tuesday, October 4 2011
20 Questions: William Shatner
William Shatner, Captain Kirk, Cultural Icon Extraordinaire. Shatner Rules. Like all great American actors – he’s not American. We’re not even sure he’s human. We’re certain, however, that he’s The Captain of Everything -- not least PopMatters 20 Questions.
Columns
Friday, December 16 2011
O Captain! My Captain! Going Where No Octogenarian Has Gone Before
As "Bill" explores the meaninglessness of celebrity, "Shatner" embraces the shallow and the superficial like an Andy Warhol soup can come to life.
Reviews
Friday, July 27 2012
'William Shatner's Get a Life!' Returns Captain Kirk to the Alien World of His Fans
The film's easy conclusions leave us wishing for a little less abstract pontificating, and a little more self-reflection.
Friday, January 20 2012
William Shatner: Seeking Major Tom
Seeking Major Tom is a sleek dog that's fallen in the swimming pool and doesn't deal well with the extra weight. It stumbles awkwardly around the kitchen knocking over chairs, stopping every once in a while to shake its paws miserably.
Wednesday, November 2 2011
'The Captains': Should Have Let Shatner Just Be Shatner
Despite many, many flaws, this is still a documentary that feels like something special.
Wednesday, November 10 2004
William Shatner: Has Been
Has Been is a brilliant spoken-word album, performed by a man now 73 years old. And somehow, it just might be the pop album of the year.
News
Thursday, June 26 2008
'Up Till Now' is that rare, entertaining celebrity biography
William Shatner is a man in a hurry. He has just signed an astounding 260 books in 25 minutes, leaving the assembled publicists slack-jawed with…
