Month: December 2016
About (A) Girl: A Movie That Re-Creates My-So Called Life for the Pacific Northwest
The pinnacle of what it meant to be a part of a certain music scene in the Pacific Northwest happened long before Girl, a 1998 [Read More…]
Goodnight to All That: Matthew Conboy’s Goodnight Brooklyn Puts Death by Audio to Bed for Good
It seems like whenever someone moves to New York and stays in it for even just three years, everything they knew to be good and [Read More…]
Mariah’s World: It Ain’t Easy Bein’ A Caricature
At this point, the blurred line between where Mariah Carey’s over the top persona ends and her true self begins is no longer discernible, which [Read More…]
She’s A Twentieth Century Girl: Mike Mills’ Latest Picks Up Where Running With Scissors Left Off
Mike Mills has always slipped easily into the mindset of a teenage boy coming of age in an unconventional family. His film debut, Thumbsucker, back [Read More…]
Glimmers of Good Acting Don’t Make Up for the Fact That You Could Just Watch “National Anthem” Instead of Jackie
It’s the movie and performance no one can seem to stop talking about. Natalie Portman as Jackie Kennedy in her aggrieved widow state is Oscar [Read More…]
Don’t Cry For Me: Madonna’s Tears of A Clown Show (Including A Cover of “Toxic” As Homage to Donald Trump & Britney Spears’ Birthday)
Madonna has long ago reached the point of immunity, both in terms of the type of and extent of criticism she’s able to let wash [Read More…]