Category: Film
A List of Ill-Advised Movies Starring Sports Heroes
The transition of sports stars to the silver screen has been a consistent trend for decades. And, in many cases, the trend has been both [Read More…]
Never Mind the Bullocks: A Look at Sandra Bullock’s Early Roles
While Sandra Bullock is more lauded in her present career than her early one, many of her roles at the initial stage of her acting [Read More…]
The MTV Movie Awards Continues to Reflect the American Filmgoer’s Stupidity
The MTV Movie Awards has never been something that “the industry” takes seriously. However, since its inception in 1992, it seems the executives at MTV [Read More…]
The Glorification of Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney, beloved child star known for his role as Andy Hardy, would eventually transform into a heinous character actor–notoriously illustrated by his role as [Read More…]
Friendship Similarities in The 400 Blows and Gossip Girl
François Truffaut’s seminal 1959 film, The 400 Blows, finds Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud) at the mercy of patriarchal authority he can’t stand. His numerous similarities [Read More…]
Movies From the 90s That Deserve More Reverence
We’ve all heard the many laudatory utterances for gasbag movies of the 90s like The English Patient, Schindler’s List, Titanic, Jurassic Park, The Piano, etc. But what [Read More…]
Hate Gwyneth All You Want: She’ll Always Have Margot Tenenbaum
The long-winded backlash against Gwyneth Paltrow has been going on since around the time she first felt the need to invent a website called Goop. [Read More…]
Is There A Point to Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy” Video?
It used to be that people (read: pop culture snobs) would roll their eyes if someone only subtly ripped off the pastiche of a movie [Read More…]
Rayanne Graff Was the Original Rayon
Now that Jared Leto has secured an Oscar win for his role as Rayon in Dallas Buyers Club, it seems fitting to pay homage to the [Read More…]
In Defense of Mandy Moore’s Film Career
We all know there are certain “low-brow” actors (Sandra Bullock used to be one of them, for example). And then there are the pop stars [Read More…]
