Month: January 2016
Grimes’ Kill V. Maim Video Offers A Baroque Perspective on The Warriors
Grimes has, of late, been fond of proving just how well worth the wait it was to finally get the auditory benefits of her new [Read More…]
The Older You Get, The More You Understand Joel & Clementine’s Desire for Memory Erasure in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
When you watch what is arguably Charlie Kaufman’s screenwriting masterpiece (though, if you’re an aspiring screenwriter, you’re inclined to be partial to Adaptation) as a, [Read More…]
The Retrospective Portentousness of “Terrence Loves You”
Perhaps it has to do with the anachronistic sageness of being Lana Del Rey–or maybe it was simply chance. Whatever the case, “Terrence Loves You,” [Read More…]
Kate Moss Taught Us How Not To Feel
On what marks the forty-second birthday of one of the 90s’–and fashion history’s–most beloved models, Kate Moss, let us take pause to reflect on all [Read More…]
“The Truth is Like Poetry–and Most People Fucking Hate Poetry”: Life Lessons from The Big Short
Think back to that time not long ago you’ve conveniently put out of your memory. It was from 2005 to 2006, when all the world [Read More…]
A Friends Reunion is Probably The Last Thing America Needs to Allay Constant Disappointment
People in the United States seem to have a legitimate disease: nostalgia. Maybe this is why they’re desperate for another Clinton in office and, now, [Read More…]
The Danish Girl Shows Us That When Art & Love Combine, It’s Always Fucked Up
As couples throughout the history of art and creativity have shown us time and time again, to be with another artist seals one’s fate for [Read More…]
The Revenant: You Can’t Say You Deserve an Oscar Until You’ve Crawled Inside a Dead Horse
As the history of great storytelling has reiterated time and time again, most lauded narratives tend to be fueled by revenge. Alejandro G. Iñárritu, once called Alejandro [Read More…]
Love & Obsession, As Deciphered By Sleeping With Other People
The age-old question of whether or not men and women can truly be friends is addressed in a new light with Leslye Headland’s Sleeping With Other [Read More…]
Sean Penn’s El Chapo Interview: An Exercise in Self-Aggrandizement on Both Sides
Correct me if I’m wrong, but if one encounters one of the most wanted men in the world and simply decides to interview him instead [Read More…]