Category: Film
Films of the 1980s Favoring “Respect” & Why
As the cycle of nostalgia used to go (before the present generation became more captivated by the immediate past [e.g. 2012]), people tended to “rediscover” [Read More…]
Machete As Forerunner to 2016 Political Campaign
Robert Rodriguez’s 2010, let’s call it, cult classic, Machete, might not have been, shall we say, necessary as something to build on from the series [Read More…]
Hot Summer Nights (Mid-July, When You And I Were Forever Wild)
During 2017, the year that vetted Timothée Chalamet to be a part of the next generation of Hollywood “stars” (if such a term can really exist [Read More…]
She’s The Man Is Strangely Anti-Feminist
Karen McCullah (once known as Karen McCullah Lutz, but perhaps changed it because of being associated with Lutz on 30 Rock) founded her entire screenwriting career [Read More…]
Midnight in Paris Was Predicated on the Fallacy of Wistfulness for a Different Time Before We Were Actually Living in the Worst Time Ever
In 2011, Woody Allen had not completely lost all respect as a result of that unshakeable accusation of sexual assault from his adopted daughter, Dylan [Read More…]
Body Double Has Transcended the Mere Relegation of Hitchcockian “Body Double” With Time
Few directors have been able to adequately pay homage to Alfred Hitchcock over the decades since the undisputed master of mystery gave us his last [Read More…]
Bizarro World Mary-Kate and Olivier Sarkozy
With one single snap of a photo, the very notion of Bizarro World’s existence was affirmed on July 25th when senior writer for The Cut Gabriella [Read More…]
A Rachel-Off in Lust Conveyance: Disobedience
With the ever-increasing amount of directorial cachet of Sebastián Lelio (garnering attention for casting a bona fide trans woman in a lead role, Daniela Vega–who then ended [Read More…]
Attempting to Center A Movie Plot Around New Technology: Little Black Book
Director Nick Hurran’s predilection for centering his films around “futuristic” concepts, from virtual reality in 1999’s Virtual Sexuality to “themed funerals” in 2002’s Plots With [Read More…]
Envisioning Susan Shopping at Target for Her Rhinestone Boots
As the scandalization effect of Target opening in the East Village starts to wear off and people get rather comfortable with the idea of having [Read More…]