Todd Solondz

Todd Solondz’s Satire ‘Happiness’ Still Unsettles

Todd Solondz’s Satire ‘Happiness’ Still Unsettles

Todd Solondz’s 1998 satire, Happiness, is a savage takedown of the family-focused, banal sitcoms of the decade with a message that resonates to this day.

The Best Films of 2016

The Best Films of 2016

PopMatters presents a list of the best films that surfaced in 2016 and impressed us with their cinematic visions of where we’ve been.
The Trials of the Unloveable Loser in Todd Solondz’s ‘Dark Horse’

The Trials of the Unloveable Loser in Todd Solondz’s ‘Dark Horse’

In the fictional universe of a Todd Solondz film, you can’t throw a rock without hitting a petulant misanthrope like Dark Horse‘s Abe. Yet here, something unusual occurs.

Toronto International Film Festival 2011: ‘Dark Horse’

Life During Wartime’s Unfamiliar Twist to a Familiar Tale

Life During Wartime’s Unfamiliar Twist to a Familiar Tale

With colors, recurring dreams, and ethereal situations Todd Solondz’s pithily title Life During Wartime demands to be read by in layers.