Michael Abernethy

Michael Abernethy PopMatters Oct 3, 2019 Weaver gives what is undeniably one of her best performances. Go to Full Review Prayers for Bobby (2009) 73% 86%

Michael Abernethy PopMatters May 1, 2011 4/10 Ah, paradise -- the opening credits end and Bethany heads out of the water to church, a tent on the beach where Carrie Underwood is singing. Wait! Carrie Underwood? Go to Full Review Soul Surfer (2011) 45% 75%

Michael Abernethy PopMatters May 1, 2011 The Screams have always focused on the grisly business of turning horror into entertainment, and predictable entertainment at that. Go to Full Review Scream 4 (2011) 61% 57%

Michael Abernethy PopMatters Nov 20, 2010 John's not Keyser Sze, but John does have a self-certainty and aptitude for rationalization and moral relativism that make him just a little creepy. Go to Full Review The Next Three Days (2010) 50% 66%

Michael Abernethy PopMatters Aug 7, 2010 It's too easy to see not only that Mal is trouble, but also that Dom will walk right into that trouble she is. Go to Full Review Inception (2010) 86% 94%

Michael Abernethy PopMatters Apr 7, 2009 9/10 The urgency of Hearts and Minds, its anger and its articulation, its insistence that effects of war be visible, and its cogent analysis of connections among politics, media, and the military, all seem apt lessons for today. Go to Full Review Hearts and Minds (1974) 90% 90%

Michael Abernethy PopMatters Mar 8, 2009 3/10 Much of the "comedy" in The Pink Panther 2 is a rehashing of the jokes from the first film. Go to Full Review The Pink Panther 2 (2009) 14% 42%

Michael Abernethy PopMatters Mar 8, 2009 7/10 In Examined Life, a lively assembly of philosophers ponder the question: "What's at stake here?" Go to Full Review Examined Life (2008) 80% 74%

Michael Abernethy PopMatters Mar 8, 2009 4/10 As Cherry Blossoms (Kirschblüten - Hanami) begins, Trudi is surprised when she learns her husband is dying of an unnamed condition. Go to Full Review Cherry Blossoms (2008) 79% 91%

Michael Abernethy PopMatters Sep 12, 2008 10/10 Trouble the Water reveals not only the terrors of the hurricane but also the political and personal valences of its legendary mismanagement. Go to Full Review Trouble the Water (2008) 96% 87%

Michael Abernethy PopMatters Jun 13, 2001 Kurosawa follows the structure of Shakespeare's play with great care. Go to Full Review Ran (1985) 96% 95%