Month: March 2016
Follow Huppert and Depardieu to the Valley of Love
You can’t really hate an ex if you once loved him. At least, that’s the conclusion we’re led to by Isabelle (Isabelle Huppert) in Guillaume Nicloux’s [Read More…]
Easter Parade: Still the Only Movie Centered Around Easter
Maybe it has to do with the heightened religious nature of Easter, and that it isn’t a holiday where anyone other than those in the [Read More…]
Madonna Does It Better: Mariah Carey Feeds Into Terrorist Fear By Cancelling Belgian Shows
Let us harken back not so long ago to the terrorist attacks that took place in Paris on November 15th. Everyone was scared shitless, but [Read More…]
The Knight of Cups Card Reads: “You Don’t Want Love. You Want a Love Experience.”
Among one of the most polarizing directors currently making movies, Terrence Malick has returned to showcase his usual fragmented style with Knight of Cups, an impressionistic [Read More…]
All Work And No Play Make Pee-wee A Dull Boy
With Netflix becoming something of the reboot queen, it’s only natural that, in addition to the likes of Full House and Gilmore Girls, so, too, [Read More…]
Anomalisa: Sounds Like A Black Woman’s Name, Feels Like An Indictment of Sameness
One supposes the ideal setting for any personal hell of loneliness and alienation couldn’t possibly be anywhere else other than a hotel in Cincinnati. Thus, [Read More…]
By The Sea: Like A Macabre Sequel to Mr. and Mrs. Smith
As Angelina Jolie (sometimes Angelina Jolie Pitt) continues on her career shift into the writer-director realm, it’s clear that once you have enough money, taking [Read More…]
The Beauty of “Brooklyn”
To be an immigrant in 50s-era Brooklyn was hardly for the faint of heart. The passage to America alone, followed by the harsh appraisal at [Read More…]
Forever 21 Pulls an Urban Outfitters-League Move With “Don’t Say Maybe If You Want To Say No” T-Shirt
Ah the controversial world of cheaply made clothing. There’s never a dull moment–though the last time we had this much excitement was probably when Urban [Read More…]
Flaked: Like A More Jank Version of Californication–In A Good Way
As Netflix keeps the barrage of original series coming, Flaked is one that has come to the website with little fanfare, lacking the same level [Read More…]