Category: Film
Chi-Raq’s Corniness Negated By Tongue-in-Cheek Greek Play Structure
When it comes to Spike Lee, the message has always been the same: black lives matter. Long before it became “trendworthy” in the wake of [Read More…]
The New Girlfriend: Part The Danish Girl, Part Almodóvar
When it comes to pop culture’s recent obsession with the plight of a cross-dressing man or trans woman (one always leads to the other it [Read More…]
The Intertwined Hearts of Molly Ringwald & John Hughes
On February 18th, what would have marked John Hughes’ sixty-sixth birthday, it is significant to appreciate not just the shaper of 80s culture’s date of [Read More…]
The Full-Length Pee-wee’s Big Holiday Trailer Finally Tells Us Something About the Movie
Back in January, a scant trailer promoting the release of Pee-wee’s Big Holiday left us with little information about what the plot of the movie [Read More…]
The 30th Anniversary of Pretty in Pink Comes at An Approriately Romantic Time
When it comes to movies about forbidden love, Shakespeare adaptations have nothing on John Hughes’ 1986 classic, Pretty in Pink. Centered around the intelligent, “offbeat” [Read More…]
Janis: Little Girl Blue Unsurprisingly Links Singer’s Troubled Nature to Her Romantic Life
Everything emanating from Janis Joplin’s being suggested the specific sort of brokenness that can only come from being insufficiently loved. Amy J. Berg’s latest film, [Read More…]
I Love You Phillip Morris: An Ideal Movie For Valentine’s Day Viewing
When you’re looking for a movie about the die-hard love that simply can’t be found in the obvious (and near un-watchable) likes of Garry Marshall’s [Read More…]
It Boy Shows Us A Younger Man Is The (USB) Key to A Woman’s Heart
The story of an older woman “getting her groove back” with a younger man has become increasingly common (whether this is because of Madonna’s many [Read More…]
A (Semi) Practical Defense Against the Latest Rom-Com Study
The latest study on the detriments of watching rom-coms have revealed results that one may find somewhat surprising. Rather than, say, proving that ingesting a steady [Read More…]
Sandra Bullock Brings Politics Into It With Our Brand Is Crisis
When Our Brand Is Crisis first came out, it seemed as though it would hold the same promise for Sandra Bullock as The Blind Side. [Read More…]
