Features
Friday, January 25 2008
Digital Dynamite: The 30 Best DVDs of 2007
It was the year of the behemoth box set, the multi-disc triumph that tried to give long suffering fans everything their demanding little digital hearts ever desired. Here are PopMatters' 30 picks for the best DVDs of the year.
Friday, January 11 2008
A Gallery of Good Works: The Best Films of 2007
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.
Wednesday, May 2 2007
Monkey Business (Part 2: June)
Apparently, as the sun's strongest rays finally settle over the movie going public, sequels are the remedy to cool down an overheated demographic. This month alone holds five examples of such redux refreshment. The rest of the choices are a variety pack of genres, ideas and possibilities.
Reviews
Wednesday, September 26 2007
Knocked Up
Taken as a straightforward comedy, Knocked Up is extremely satisfying. Taken as a more serious meditation on adulthood and priorities, though . . .
Friday, June 1 2007
Knocked Up (2007)
While the Pete and Ben romance is based in their similarities, their most moving discovery is their unconditional devotion to the differences embodied by girls.
News
Monday, April 5 2010
Prepare for 'Date Night' by reliving these bad dates
Movies and dates are like flowers and candy. Or flowers and napalm. Or a tuxedo with the zipper down. Or a French poodle with rabies.…
Thursday, December 20 2007
Oh, baby! 2007 gave birth to a brood of pregnancy comedies
In "Juno," the new, life-affirming teen pregnancy comedy, our spunky 16-year-old heroine is aghast to learn she's been knocked up. "I was thinking I'd just…
Friday, June 1 2007
TV geek Seth Rogen becomes a movie star
If you're perplexed to hear that this summer's break out movie star is a 24-year-old, self-described "Canadian Jew" who ends almost every sentence with a…
Friday, June 1 2007
With Judd Apatow's films and TV shows, familiarity breeds hilarity
If practice really does make perfect, then Knocked Up should be just about the perfect comedy. Writer and director Judd Apatow's follow-up to 2005's funniest…
