Month: May 2015
Movie Reunions: A Sad Homage to the Films Themselves
The popularity of movie reunions is telling of the surge of nostalgia people feel for an era in cinema they (rightly) deem to be better [Read More…]
Why Do Modern Rom-Coms Make Us Cringe?
There was a time when rom-coms couldn’t be churned out fast enough. Now, one has to suck a studio exec’s dick (though, when doesn’t one [Read More…]
Robert DeNiro Sugar Coats Nothing For Tisch School Graduates
While most commencement speakers at graduation ceremonies prefer to keep things light and encouraging for students about to face the big, bad world, Robert DeNiro [Read More…]
No Matter How Old He Gets, Morrissey Will Always Be the Shy Boy Working at the Morgue
With another May 22nd upon us, so another year passes by in Morrissey’s melancholy life. Now 56 years old, the ever-pained Mancunian will never truly [Read More…]
Narcissism Prevails In Nicki Minaj & Beyonce’s Video For “Feeling Myself”
What else would one expect from a video starring Nicki Minaj and Beyonce called “Feeling Myself” other than unbridled vanity? The visual narrative for the [Read More…]
Don Draper Uses Meditation For Advertising, Betty Smokes Till The End & Peggy And Joan Hit Their Stride
It’s been a long time coming, but the conclusion of Mad Men has finally happened. A fairly neat wrapping up of events (or at least [Read More…]
Miss World Transcends Into Miss Narcissist
Every time the public is determined to permanently write Courtney Love off as nothing more than a drug-addled gold digger who lucked out on fame [Read More…]
For Once, Taylor Swift Releases A Song About Female Hatred
Taylor Swift’s usual modus operandi tends to favor releasing songs and accompanying music videos that highlight a certain disdain for her ex-flames. Her latest single [Read More…]
Ode To Ian: Lamenting The Death of Joy Division & Its Lead Vocalist
It was the night before what was to be Joy Division’s first tour in the United States. Ian Curtis, feeling the mounting and ceaseless pressure [Read More…]
David Lynch on Board Again For Twin Peaks, Creates Production Back Story As Surreal & Inexplicable As Show Itself
The mythology surrounding the creation of the Twin Peaks reboot in time for 2016 has been almost as drama-laden and insane as the original version [Read More…]