Month: August 2016
Drake Is Probably Looking Really Good to Rihanna After Chris Brown’s Latest Antics
Despite the fact that Rihanna was still willing to work with Chris Brown on a track for her seventh album, Unapologetic–aptly called “Nobody’s Business”–back in [Read More…]
Who Can Take the Sunrise And Sprinkle It With Dew?
For someone whose most iconic character was a curmudgeon with an underlying heart of gold, Gene Wilder (or, to select parties, Jerome Silberman) himself was a [Read More…]
Mia Madre Blends Elements of Waking Life With The Seventh Seal
Nanni Moretti’s storied career in film has perhaps, at long last reached its pinnacle with his latest, Mia Madre, an often emotional glimpse into the [Read More…]
VMAs 2016: Rihanna Lip Syncs, Beyoncé Slays, Teyana Taylor’s Body & Britney’s Flaccid
The MTV Video Music Awards actually felt a little bit faster-paced this year, you know, in comparison to the slow-burning awkwardness of last year. To [Read More…]
It Only Took Nine Albums For Britney to Find Her Substance
Britney Spears found a different kind of substance back in 2007, one that made her go infamously off the rails for a period before propping [Read More…]
Florence Foster Jenkins: The Caterpillar Who Wanted So Badly to Use Money To Become A Butterfly
“Was everyone laughing at me the whole time?” This question, demanded in earnest on her deathbed by socialite Florence Foster Jenkins (Meryl Streep) could easily [Read More…]
Hell Or High Water, Brotherly Bonds Are Impenetrable
“These boys is on their own.” This sentiment, expressed by “Ranger” Marcus Hamilton (Jeff Bridges) upon encountering a group of cowboys on horses wrangling their [Read More…]
Money Changes Everything for Fox and His Friends
Rainer Werner Fassbinder is not the person to turn to for “light fare” or reassuring statements about the nature of humanity. He is there, in [Read More…]
Catherine Tramell: The Truman Capote of the Cinematic World
Has there ever been a more nefarious writer rendered to the screen than Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone) in Basic Instinct? It’s unlikely. There has, however, [Read More…]
Madonna, The Ceaseless Hungerer
August 16th. Some know it as Elvis’ death day. Most, Madonna’s birthday. There is, however, something to be said for the fact that The King [Read More…]