Category: Film
Barbra Streisand Was Railing Against Basic Bitches in The Way We Were Long Before There Was a Term For It
As Carrie Bradshaw once pointed out in the finale of season two of Sex and the City, “The world is made up of two types [Read More…]
And I Will Always Hate Lifetime: The Network That Keeps Making Shitty Movies About Dead People
After the back to back shame and embarrassment of The Brittany Murphy Story and Aalyiah: Princess of R&B, Lifetime is back to give and receive [Read More…]
Try to Enjoy the Grand Budapest Hotel-Like Short Film From Karl Lagerfeld
When it comes to model-musician pairings, it’s fair to say that Cara Delevigne and Pharrell Williams are somewhat in the lackluster category when compared with, [Read More…]
Why No One Has Come at Woody Allen When They’ve Come At Every Other (Black) Sexual Abuser
December 1st marked Woody Allen’s seventy-ninth birthday, and with it, the increasing passage of time since Dylan Farrow’s open letter in The New York Times [Read More…]
The Creepiness of People Prematurely Publishing Kirk Douglas’ Obituary
It’s one of those things you know happens, but so long as you don’t actually see the behind the scenes of it, it’s fine. Yes, [Read More…]
What Rainer Fassbinder’s Ali Says About Outsider Influence on Relationsips
“Sometimes I wish it was just you and me alone in the world.” So says Emmi (Brigitte Mira), the widowed protagonist in one of Rainer [Read More…]
The Most Straightforward Movie Titles of All-Time
Most films like to leave a bit to the imagination when it comes to their title. Even something as seemingly obvious as Sunset Boulevard isn’t [Read More…]
Mourning the Loss of the Acceptance of Maudlinness in Film (Specifically 90s Cinema)
While, at the time it was happening, the 90s appeared to be an angst-ridden, moody decade, looking back now, it seems like everyone was complaining [Read More…]
Mike Nichols: A Director Who Engaged in All Sides of the Entertainment Business
Escaping from Nazi Germany as a 7-year-old in 1939, the dramatic stage was set for Mike Nichols early on in life. His family fled to [Read More…]
The Best Movies In Which Musicianship Is A Key Plot Point
The life of a musician is no easy existence, particularly if he struggles to find an audience that understands and appreciates his work. The filmic [Read More…]
