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TV
Monday, December 7 2009
By Lesley Smith
As in life, so in Men of a Certain Age, tension might relax into a corny joke or explode into a white-hot maelstrom at a careless word or an unguarded tone.
By Cynthia Fuchs
In this ID Investigates series premiere, Bernard Madoff's "mystery" remains pretty much intact.
Monday, November 30 2009
By Cynthia Fuchs
The film's most effective sequences are almost abstract, shots of New York streets -- then and now -- overlaid with Monk's music.
Tuesday, November 24 2009
By Cynthia Fuchs
In Objectified, designers submit their interests are altruistic as well as personal: they want to design and be known for designing; they want to change how objects function.
By Cynthia Fuchs
One aggrieved credit card user sums up, "It's not fair. It's deceptive."
Thursday, November 19 2009
By Cynthia Fuchs
Dan Reed's documentary traces the events of those three days in Mumbai last November by using the recorded conversations as well as local footage, some shot by the journalists who arrived on the scene long before police or the Indian Coast Guard or Navy appeared.
Wednesday, November 18 2009
By Cynthia Fuchs
Tracing the entwined careers of influential cinematographers Vilmos Zsigmond and László Kovács, No Subtitles Necessary: László & Vilmos is entertaining, sometimes flatfooted, and often illuminating.
Tuesday, November 17 2009
By Cynthia Fuchs
A Death in Tehran pieces together the short life of 26-year-old Neda Soltan, but mostly considers the effects of her death, captured by a cell phone camera.
Monday, November 16 2009
By Cynthia Fuchs
As soon as Six asks how to get out, at the start of AMC's The Prisoner, you know where he's headed.
Thursday, November 12 2009
By Cynthia Fuchs
The idea of an uncertain future affects most of the soldiers in Tattooed Under Fire, whether looking back on their recent service or forward to a first or next tour.
Wednesday, November 11 2009
By Cynthia Fuchs
The Way We Get By focuses on the troop greeters' mix of loneliness and determination, the pleasure of feeling needed and the pain of growing old.
Tuesday, November 10 2009
By Marisa LaScala
Any familiarity with the original V miniseries would mean that none of last week's premiere plot turns would be a surprise.
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Tuesday, December 8 2009
By Aaron Sagers
The Ghost Hunters Academy investigators talk about the amount of misinformation there is about paranormal investigation and what an awesome season finale would look like.
Thursday, December 3 2009
By PopMatters Staff
The prolific actor Bruce Greenwood shows up as yet another character for 20 Questions -- this time as a rather erudite cake designer with a mean edge on a ’53 Telecaster.
Tuesday, November 17 2009
By PopMatters Staff
Alison Brie, who plays Trudy on Mad Men and Donald Glover, who wrote for 30 Rock before joining the Community cast, indulge in a friendly, teasing, tête à tête of sorts, as they consider PopMatters 20 Questions.
Monday, December 14 2009
By Meta Wagner
We don’t need Oprah Lite or Oprah 2.0, we need someone who’s a true Oprah-in-Training. And the only person who can claim that title is... Kathy Griffin.
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Friday, November 20 2009
By Michael Brett
In the 2008 presidential election, America crossed the Henson Point -- the point where we are a post-Baby Boomer society. The Rockist calls for a champagne toast.
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Monday, December 14 2009
By Christel Loar
Life on Mars: Series 2 is a prime example of how a TV series should be done. Every element, including the decision to end after 2 series, is meant to add to the show's overall brilliance.
Wednesday, December 9 2009
By Alistair Dickinson
For the most part, it's a reality show like any other, filled with beautiful people and awkwardly-scripted plot-lines. On the other hand, it's the rare reality family that actually acts like a real one.
Monday, December 7 2009
By Thomas Britt
A definitive collection of this sort is an essential item for any DVD collector interested in British television or sitcoms in general.
Friday, December 4 2009
By Christel Loar
"This is a different thing, it's spontaneous and it's called wit." Indeed, this is exemplary of the way to make a near-perfect DVD set of the prime example of a near-perfect comedy.
Tuesday, December 1 2009
By Evan Sawdey
You can't help but think that Ferrell would've wanted to go out on a high note with his Bush impression, instead of just giving us what is essentially an easy go-round of his greatest hits.
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