Category: Film
Mélanie Laurent’s Respire Emphasizes the Dark Side of Female Friendship
There is perhaps no more complex relationship in existence than the one that is between two adolescent females. It is a time in one’s life [Read More…]
Joy: The Erin Brockovich of Our Time
It’s the struggle that no one knew they wanted to see onscreen: that of Miracle Mop inventor Joy Mangano (Jennifer Lawrence), a constantly striving to [Read More…]
The Lady Eve & Men’s Fear of Sluts
Regardless of women being “liberated” during the time of World War Two, when men were forced to “allow” them to do “masculine” tasks like work [Read More…]
Chalotte Pingress: The Epitome of the Manipu-bitch in a Friendship
In any female friendship (or male one, for that matter–though to a somewhat lesser extent), there is a stronger, more powerful party, a manipulator. The [Read More…]
How Much Do You Love Me? Mirrors the Whimsy of Mood Indigo
Bertrand Blier’s 2005 semi rom-com How Much Do You Love Me? centers around the not so fanciful notion of a man falling in love with [Read More…]
The Emotional Lushness of Meadowland
At a moment’s notice one’s entire life can change for the worse. Such is the case for married couple Sarah (Olivia Wilde) and Phil (Luke [Read More…]
Entertainment Might Just Be The Grimmest Movie About Life As A Comedian
If you thought it was depressing to walk through Times Square and have a faceless comic thrust a flier in your face while urgently asking, [Read More…]
I Smile Back Leaves You With A Bit of A Frown
Although many are liable to be skeptical of Sarah Silverman in a dramatic role, Adam Salky’s I Smile Back proves that the comedienne is more [Read More…]
Victoria: A Glimpse Into The Real After Hours Berlin
You can’t know the meaning of the phrase, “What a night” until you’ve walked a kilometer in Victoria’s shoes. The eponymous character in Sebastian Schipper’s fourth [Read More…]
Macaulay Culkin Takes Home Alone to a Dark Place in Web Series :DRYVRS
We’ve all been concerned about Macaulay Culkin for a long time now (maybe beginning around the moment he got married to Broadway actress Rachel Miner [Read More…]
