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‘The Greatest Showman’ Is a Spectacular Show But Ignores Some Uncomfortable Truths
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‘The Greatest Showman’ Is a Spectacular Show But Ignores Some Uncomfortable Truths

By Susan Kemp / 16 January 2018

With all the glitz and glamor, it's easy to enjoy the ride—so long as you don't catch a whiff of the manure piling up behind the tent.

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‘At Any Price’: Fathers, Sons, and Girlfriends

By Cynthia Fuchs / 3 May 2013
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‘The Lucky One’ Gives Us a Recuperative History of the Iraq War

By Molly Brown / 4 September 2012
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Recent Retro, Or What Will We Be Nostalgic About in the Future?

By Jessy Krupa / 10 August 2011
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Me and Orson Welles dir. Richard Linklater (trailer)

By Brian Parks / 25 August 2009
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17 Again

By Renée Scolaro Mora / 17 April 2009
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OMG – The 20 Worst Films of 2008

By PopMatters Staff / 14 January 2009
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Celulloid Culpability – Top 10 Film Guilty Pleasures of 2008

By PopMatters Staff / 12 January 2009
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Talk, Talk, Talk: October 2008

By Bill Gibron / 9 September 2008

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Folk Songwriter Richard Dawson Discusses the Language of Time
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Folk Songwriter Richard Dawson Discusses the Language of Time

By Thomas Britt / 30 March 2023
Suffering in Silents: Two 1922 Melodramas from Frank Borzage
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Suffering in Silents: Two 1922 Melodramas from Frank Borzage

By Michael Barrett / 30 March 2023
New Orleans Jazz Fest Returns For Its Second Post-Pandemic Run
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New Orleans Jazz Fest Returns For Its Second Post-Pandemic Run

By Jordan Kessler / 30 March 2023
Black Flag’s ‘Damaged’ and the Hardcore Hope of “Rise Above”
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Black Flag’s ‘Damaged’ and the Hardcore Hope of “Rise Above”

By TK Hardin / 29 March 2023
The 25 Best Demi Lovato Songs
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The 25 Best Demi Lovato Songs

By Jeffrey Davies / 29 March 2023

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PopMatters Seeks Music Writers
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PopMatters Seeks Music Writers

By PopMatters Staff / 28 September 2022
PopMatters Seeks Film Critics and Essayists
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PopMatters Seeks Film Critics and Essayists

By Karen Zarker / 28 September 2022
PopMatters Seeks Television Critics and  Essayists
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PopMatters Seeks Television Critics and Essayists

By Karen Zarker / 28 September 2022

 
 
 

Featured

Folk Songwriter Richard Dawson Discusses the Language of Time
Featured: Top of Home Page/Features/Interviews/Music/Music Features

Folk Songwriter Richard Dawson Discusses the Language of Time

By Thomas Britt / 30 March 2023
Suffering in Silents: Two 1922 Melodramas from Frank Borzage
Featured: Top of Home Page/Features/Film/Film Feature

Suffering in Silents: Two 1922 Melodramas from Frank Borzage

By Michael Barrett / 30 March 2023
New Orleans Jazz Fest Returns For Its Second Post-Pandemic Run
Featured: Top of Home Page/Features/Music/Music Features

New Orleans Jazz Fest Returns For Its Second Post-Pandemic Run

By Jordan Kessler / 30 March 2023
Black Flag’s ‘Damaged’ and the Hardcore Hope of “Rise Above”
All Things Reconsidered/Featured: Top of Home Page/Features/Music/Music Features/Pop Past

Black Flag’s ‘Damaged’ and the Hardcore Hope of “Rise Above”

By TK Hardin / 29 March 2023
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