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Nurse Jackie: Series Premiere
Edie Falco is surely dynamic, but the strength of Nurse Jackie lies in its smart, respectful examination of a nurse's life.
07 Jun 2009
Off the Radar - The Top 30 DVDs of 2008
Oddly enough, while the major studios continue scratching their heads over how to sell yet another new format (Blu-ray) to disinterested consumers, several outside distributors made sure that this would be a digital year to remember.
12 Jan 2009
High Redefinition: The 30 Best TV Shows of 2007
In memoriam of a TV season cut down before its prime time, PopMatters staff celebrates the Top 30 TV Shows of 2007. Some are old favorites. Others have barely made their impression felt. But at a time when all broadcast fortunes are up in the air, they definitely deserve the recognition.
17 Jan 2008
Part 4 - Feasts from the Fringe
Cable created supply where there was little or no demand. Out of the myriad of subject specific programming, a few gemstones managed to shine.
10 Oct 2007
The Sopranos: Series Finale
A priest once explained to Carmela, "God understands that we all live in the middle of tensions." David Chase understands that too.
Marisa Carroll
Television
18 Jun 2007
The Sopranos
The problem with the Soprano family, as Bobby chided Tony, is that they "always go too far". It's also a primary reason the show is so compelling.
Marisa Carroll
Television
24 Apr 2007
The Sopranos Is the Most Influential Television Drama Ever
No one-hour drama series has had a bigger impact on how stories are told on the small screen, or more influence on what kind of fare we've been offered by an ever-growing array of television networks.
Maureen Ryan
Television
22 Apr 2007
The Quiet (2005)
If it sounds insensitive to complain that an incest-ridden thriller isn't proper fun, you probably haven't tried to sit through this movie.
Jesse Hassenger
Reviews
12 Feb 2007
The Great New Wonderful (2005)
This 9/11 film is subtle to a fault; this is a quality you may not expect in a film from Danny Leiner, master of the vehicular stoner comedy.
Jesse Hassenger
Reviews
07 Sep 2006
The Quiet (2005)
The Quiet makes the conventional observation that this "world" is instituted by adults, and also mirrored and prepared for in high school.
30 Aug 2006
The Great New Wonderful (2005)
Lack of understanding will be a sort of theme for Danny Leiner's film, uneven but full of rewarding subtleties.
16 Aug 2006
The Sopranos
The 'circle of life' refers to how, in The Sopranos, the dead continuously circle the living.
Amanda Ann Klein
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15 Mar 2006
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