Category: Film
The Best Pieces of Pop Culture with the Word “American” In It
People love to slap the word “American” in front of their shit. I guess it just somehow makes their art seem more serious or meaningful. [Read More…]
Michael Bay and Midwest Audiences: A Toxically Symbiotic Relationship
With Transformers: Age of Extinction unsurprisingly rising to the top of the box office chart its opening weekend, Michael Bay continues to prove that the [Read More…]
John Cusack: The Perfect White Boy
If you’ve ever heard the age old aphorism, “White boys care,” then surely you must know that John Cusack pioneered the concept. His film roles [Read More…]
Why Madonna’s Film Roles Are Redeeming From a Feminist Standpoint
Madonna is not known for being a great actress–or even being an actress at all. The most people will ever give to her is Desperately [Read More…]
The Leopard Print in Film
While leopard prints are to fashion cliches what Wildean aphorisms are to the intro of novels, they are still among the most memorable ensembles worn [Read More…]
Rowlands With the Punches
Gena Rowlands’ ability to lend her distinct persona to every character she’s played–especially those directed by her husband, John Cassavetes–is a rare quality among actresses [Read More…]
The Innocence of Scorsese’s Style in Mean Streets
Even though Martin Scorsese had two prior films before Mean Streets, Who’s That Knocking At My Door and Boxcar Bertha, the auteur didn’t truly come [Read More…]
The Distinct Callousness of Nicole Kidman
There is possibly no other woman in the history of the film business who has so carefully cultivated her aura of callousness and impenetrability. Nicole [Read More…]
She Put Her Disease In Us: The Wonderful Weirdness of Isabella Rossellini
What is it about Rossellini? No matter how weird or nonsensical she reveals herself to be, there is something about said “quirkiness” that somehow makes [Read More…]
(Barbara) Broccoli Time
In general, producers–particularly female producers–have a tendency to go unnoticed both in and out of the film industry. Barbara Broccoli, however, is a special instance [Read More…]
