Category: Film
Academy Awards 2025: Conan Lands Flat, Political “Rants” Are Nonexistent, The Substance is Shut Out and Anora Ascends to “Oscar Darling”
On the long road to the Oscars a lot can happen. One minute, you’re hot shit (Emilia Pérez), the next you’re canceled (Emilia Pérez). Or [Read More…]
Sean Baker Goes Chappell Roan at the Independent Spirit Awards
As Hollywood prepares itself for the Academy Awards under the dark pall of an unhinged, anti-Californian president and an ongoing recovery from the most devastating [Read More…]
Michelle Trachtenberg Was a Millennial Icon
While Hollywood has had plenty of premature deaths before, including those representing the millennial generation (e.g., well, Aaron Carter), something feels different about the sudden [Read More…]
Something Deeply Troubling Is Happening to the Integrity of Film Acting, With Casting Decisions at the Root of the Problem
Perhaps it’s the modern equivalent of a “casting couch.” This new trend of being cast on the basis of one’s social media prowess. Between Maya and Ethan [Read More…]
The Gorge: Like If Taylor Swift’s “You Belong With Me” Video, The Last of Us and Alien(s) Had a Baby
As a movie like You’re Cordially Invited has recently shown, it’s becoming more and more of a challenge for audiences to swallow romance “whole.” Because to attempt [Read More…]
Companion’s Iris Owes a Debt to Blade Runner’s Rachael
In one of the first trailers for Companion, Drew Hancock’s directorial and screenplay debut, little is revealed about the “big twist” of the movie. It’s only [Read More…]
Parthenope: A Love/Hate Letter to Youth, Naples
The name Parthenope has a dual meaning when referring to Paolo Sorrentino’s latest movie. On the geographical side, it alludes to the ancient Greek settlement [Read More…]
You’re Cordially Invited Feels Like a Lindsay Lohan Netflix Movie
In addition to You’re Cordially Invited being generally cringeworthy, it’s also the kind of “comedy” to rival one of Lindsay Lohan’s recent “offerings” for Netflix. In point [Read More…]
You’re Cordially Invited (To Cringe)
By the end of You’re Cordially Invited, the discerning viewer wants so badly to believe that Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell signed onto this project with [Read More…]
The Measured “Cynicism” of Heart Eyes
It’s been a while since a truly mainstream or even remotely well-known Valentine’s slasher movie has graced audiences with its presence in a theater. In [Read More…]
