1973: The Things They Carried
Sean MurphyFrom NYT: On March 29, 1973, the last United States troops left South Vietnam, ending America's direct military involvement in the Vietnam War. I can't recall the last time I watched…
The Insider: Ten Years Later
Toward the end of Sydney Lumet's '70s classic Serpico there is an unnerving scene that encapsulates the conundrum faced by the eponymous cop: already persona non grata within the law…
Perfection Turns 35
Thanks to AMC, I'm reminded that The Godfather Part II turns 35 this year. (And they should know, they show it on a bi-weekly loop.) I'm not especially interested in adding…
Bottle Rocket (from popmatters.com)
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/67085-bottle-rocket/ The perfection of Wes Anderson’s first film Bottle Rocket might lie in the fact that is isn’t, and wasn’t necessarily intended to be, a perfect film. Anderson tried to…
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The only thing more impressive than the acting is the direction. The only thing more astonishing than the direction is the story. The only thing more miraculous than the…
Chinatown (from Popmatters.com Cinema Qua Non)
Chinatown Director: Roman Polanski 1974 Chinatown does not usually make the short list of best American films. In fairness, it probably shouldn’t. It will have to settle for merely being…
Love Story (Popmatters.com Review)
A Story to Fall in Love With One is tempted to suggest, if sardonically, that now is the time for a reappraisal of Love. But that is unlikely. It’s never…
Here’s The Thing
Past Perfect 18 June 2008 Here’s The Thing… In the late summer of 1982, two distinct entities from outer space infiltrated planet earth. One was a prehistoric creature with the…
The Tomorrow Show With Tom Snyder
The Tomorrow Show With Tom Snyder (Popmatters.com Review) http://www.popmatters.com/pm/tv/reviews/57999/tom-snyder-the-tomorrow-show-with-tom-snyder-dvd/ The Tomorrow Show With Tom Snyder by Sean Murphy Before Conan O’Brien in the ‘90s and David Letterman in the ‘80s,…
The David Lynch Dilemma
The David Lynch Dilemma Sound Affects The PopMatters Music Blog 12 May 2008 The David Lynch Dilemma David Lynch is very much like God. I watch his movies the way…