Features
Wednesday, January 12 2011
The Best TV Shows of 2010
Running the gamut from the ever-present to the new and novel, PopMatters' TV picks prove that, as a medium, the small screen challenges the big at every entertainment (and aesthetic) level.
Thursday, January 6 2011
The Best DVDs of 2010
As the medium continues to struggle with significance in the steady "streaming" of the 21st Century, here are PopMatters' picks for the best the format(s) have to offer.
Reviews
Thursday, October 27 2011
The Troubled and Charismatic 'Luther: Season 2'
The second season of Luther remains wonderfully suspenseful and excellently acted.
Wednesday, September 28 2011
The BBC's 'Luther' Offers a Stark Perspective
Luther’s daring leaps of investigative logic and contests of intellect with brainy, mysterious killers make for much more diverting television than the Wrestling with Inner Demons stuff that can be found practically anywhere else on the dial.
Monday, November 29 2010
'Luther' Is Shocking, Troubling and Satisfying
Luther is that rare series that skillfully brings together story, character, and tension.
Monday, October 18 2010
'Luther' Series Premiere
The pay-off for persistence with Luther is so rich that it is worth suspending judgment on the show for its first episode.
Blogs
Thursday, December 16 2010
Top 10 TV Shows of 2010
In 2010, television brought us cops in Hawaii, bikers in California, British investigators and a different kind of situation at the Jersey shore.
Tuesday, August 3 2010
Which Portrayal Is Fairer to the Sexes?
Women may often be victims in shows like Luther, but this status frequently exonerates them; men, on the other hand, are labeled sick, creepy and twisted -- there is hardly ever an understanding for their deviant behavior.
Monday, July 19 2010
New Jurisdiction: How Will the Dark, Brooding 'Luther' Fare Stateside?
Airing on BBC America later in the year, the BBC's recent dark crime series, Luther, deserves to do as well stateside as it's doing here in the UK.
