Film

Features, reviews, interviews, and lists about film, covering the latest as well historical topics.

Alfred Hitchcock At the Peak of His Skill

Alfred Hitchcock At the Peak of His Skill

Alfred Hitchcock: The Iconic Film Collection shows a master of restlessness and range at the peak of his skill and in the last full bloom of his career.

The Best Film of 2024

The Best Film of 2024

Our Best Film of 2024 commemorates intriguing films, emerging voices and celebrated doyens searching for stranger narratives and new angles on existing legends.

The 30 Best DVDs of 2024

The 30 Best DVDs of 2024

PopMatters‘ 30 Best DVDs of 2024 hereby presents a glorious cavalcade, a prestigious panorama, a scintillating smorgasbord of classic films (and one newbie).

London Film Festival 2024 Brings Mindfulness Amidst a Bustling Metropolis

London Film Festival 2024 Brings Mindfulness Amidst a Bustling Metropolis

Mindfulness is integral to cinema; thus, it’s fitting to emphasize time in 2024’s London Film Festival Festival, because every story is running out of it.

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ and the Death of Hollywood Franchises

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ and the Death of Hollywood Franchises

Hollywood franchise films may not have started as theme parks, but the drive to eliminate risk will quickly turn them into the very thing their detractors fear.

Nazis and Racial and Sexual Subtexts in ‘Revenge of the Zombies’

Nazis and Racial and Sexual Subtexts in ‘Revenge of the Zombies’

Revenge of the Zombies stands at the axis of Nazis, race relations and feminism in a mishmash of wartime themes under an immigrant director.

‘Louder Than You Think’: The Improbable Origins of Pavement

‘Louder Than You Think’: The Improbable Origins of Pavement

Louder Than You Think documents the early origins of indie rock’s Pavement through the cracked life and times of the band’s first drummer, Gary Young.

Punk Is a Virus That’s Infected Everything

Punk Is a Virus That’s Infected Everything

Tracing punk’s mutations, Iain Ellis’ Punk Beyond the Music is a robust and kaleidoscopic survey of this once-outsider subculture’s continuing, pervasive influence.

A Queer Feminist Storytelling of ‘Jurassic Park’

A Queer Feminist Storytelling of ‘Jurassic Park’

Hannah McGregor’s book about Jurassic Park is a memoir, a love letter to monstrous femininities and queer kinships, and a pocket guide to reading like a feminist.

‘Fight Club’ Still Serves as an Odyssey of Alienation and Brotherhood

‘Fight Club’ Still Serves as an Odyssey of Alienation and Brotherhood

Fight Club conveyed Gen X men’s frustration, leading to paramilitary militia groups and Promise Keepers. It lends itself to reinterpretation to this day.

Wherever You Go, There You Are: ‘Interstellar’ at 10 Resonates

Wherever You Go, There You Are: ‘Interstellar’ at 10 Resonates

Although it aims to portray humanity’s future, sci-fi film Interstellar‘s message – that our greatest asset and liability is ourselves – resonates in our times.

Bruce Springsteen Documentary ‘Road Diary’ Takes a Familiar Route

Bruce Springsteen Documentary ‘Road Diary’ Takes a Familiar Route

Bruce Springsteen documentary Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band gets you there by taking a familiar yet still enjoyable route.