Category: Film
Zosia Mamet Playing Patti Smith Feels Horribly Wrong
There have been a lot of bad casting choices going on lately, and yeah, sometimes it’s hard to find the right person who feels willing [Read More…]
Thunderbirds! Mistaken Identities! The 70s!: The Lady in the Car With Glasses and a Gun
“I’ve never seen the sea. I’ve never seen the sea.” It is this logic that guides the heroine of the remake of the 1970 German [Read More…]
The Lobster: A Boiling Romance
The somehow not so far-fetched concept of Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Lobster centers on the love-oriented travails of David (Colin Farrell), a man whose wife falls [Read More…]
Anglicans Charlotte Rampling and Michael Caine Weigh In On Oscar Diversity “Issue”
It’s rare when white people “in the media” actually hit back when black people declare racism. In the past, to do so would be deemed [Read More…]
Tarantino’s Meta Metaness
Quentin Tarantino–the ultimate film nerd–only attracts fellow nerds when it comes to intricately dissecting the alternate universe that pops off the page of his screenplays. [Read More…]
“What’s Wrong Can Never Be Made Right”: The Ronny Cammareri View of Life
When you’re a woman, whether of the 80s or now, there is only one man–and it’s Ronny Cammareri (Nicolas Cage) from Moonstruck. His intensity, constant [Read More…]
Me Without You: You’re Never As Close To Someone As You Think You Are
In the constant barrage of releases, it’s easy for certain movies to remain under the radar despite how impressive they are. Me Without You is [Read More…]
Miss You Already Doesn’t Get Under Your Skin Enough to Miss By the Time It’s Over
Miss You Already should be the type of movie that restores your faith in the chick flick–yes, it’s a misogynist term, but remains applicable to [Read More…]
Janet Hubert a.k.a. Aunt Viv Ain’t Buyin’ Jada Pinkett Smith’s Self-Righteous Boycott
It’s a bit uncomfortable sometimes when celebrities who have only been known for one role that was about twenty years ago suddenly lash out on [Read More…]
The Older You Get, The More You Understand Joel & Clementine’s Desire for Memory Erasure in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
When you watch what is arguably Charlie Kaufman’s screenwriting masterpiece (though, if you’re an aspiring screenwriter, you’re inclined to be partial to Adaptation) as a, [Read More…]
