Month: July 2016
The Parallels Between Smithereens and Nights of Cabiria
Though Susan Seidelman’s most famous film is arguably Desperately Seeking Susan, her true pièce de résistance is, in fact, her debut, Smithereens. Filmed on and off [Read More…]
The Disposability of Relationships in Faces
John Cassavetes has always been a master at capturing the complexities of long-term monogamy. From his early work that preceded Faces, including Too Late Blues, [Read More…]
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Or Edina Monsoon: The Original Millennial
For as “frivolous” as Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie is being billed, there is an underlying profundity to the art and grotesque beauty of selfishness displayed [Read More…]
Stranger Things Have Happened Than Winona Ryder Making A Comeback
Channeling two of her best characters, Lelaina Pierce and Susanna Kaysen, Winona Ryder takes on the role of Joyce Byers in Stranger Things with a [Read More…]
In The Latest Round of the Kardashian/West/Swift Feud, It’s Still A Challenge to Feel Sympathy for Taylor Swift
In the ongoing battle between one, Taylor Swift, and two, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, it appears as though the latter have done the unthinkable: [Read More…]
The Objectification of Chris Hemsworth Might Be The Best Thing About Ghostbusters
When it comes to rebooting classics of an untouchable nature, the new incarnation has to offer something that’s not only slightly different, but also truly [Read More…]
Caught Between Two Coasts (And Loves): Café Society
“I guess some feelings never go away. Is that good or bad?” So asks the latest Woody Allen foil, Bobby Dorfman (Jesse Eisenberg) to his [Read More…]
The Symbiosis of Friendship As Detailed by Microbe & Gasoline
In every adolescence, there is a period characterized by feelings of isolation and loneliness. For the protagonist of Microbe & Gasoline, fourteen-year-old Daniel Guéret (Ange [Read More…]
Britney Spears Reaffirms Her Ability To Signal Pop Music Trends With “Make Me”
For a while there, both fans and casual Britney Spears listeners alike were growing wary of the Southern pop/former trash princess’ output. With the scourge [Read More…]
The Classist Implications of The Secret Life of Pets
One wouldn’t at first glance think a garden variety animated kids’ movie could subtly undercut at the very nature of classism in New York City, [Read More…]