Category: Film
Gossip Girl Turns Lord of the Flies: Bodies Bodies Bodies
In the “olden” times, rich people would often have to come up with melodramas to keep themselves amused. After all, they certainly didn’t have “work” [Read More…]
There’s A Fine Line Between Paradise and Hell: Don’t Worry Darling
When the grandsons of Dick Van Dyke come up with a story about the glorious mid-century era, perhaps one is quick to take their view [Read More…]
Do Revenge Does Strangers on a Train (Plus Every Other Major High School Movie)
Operating under the assumption that the high school experience is anything like it was in the 90s and 00s, Do Revenge seeks to pay homage [Read More…]
The “Fashion Cunt” Canon Continues to Be Built Upon With Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
What is it about the fashion industry that makes the people working in it feel they have a right to act so self-superior? So gatekeeper-esque. [Read More…]
“I Got Mouths to Feed”: Nope’s Commentary on the Unavoidable Capitulation to Capitalism
Apart from Jordan Peele’s Nope being a sinister “love letter” to Hollywood moviemaking and all the spectacle it can provide (where at-home streaming still cannot), [Read More…]
Robert Zemeckis Remaking Pinocchio: Why?
Just when you thought no interpretation of an Italian accent could be more offensive than what occurred in House of Gucci, Robert Zemeckis comes along [Read More…]
X Marks the Gerontophobic Spot
It’s perhaps one of those ideas that no one immediately realizes is brilliant because it’s so simple: to make aging—and the fear of it—the key [Read More…]
Last Action Hero and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang: Prime Examples of How Shane Black Contrasts NY vs. LA in His Films
During the time when Shane Black co-wrote the script for Last Action Hero, perhaps he was still somewhat slightly enchanted with Los Angeles. Even if [Read More…]
Last Action Hero Is Ultimately Just The Purple Rose of Cairo
It’s usually the norm for Woody Allen to be the one to steal concepts from other filmmakers or playwrights and rework them for himself (see: [Read More…]
The “New Yorker Out of Town” Story Post-Objective Reality: Vengeance
Few would deny the armor of narcissism worn by those who live in New York. An ilk that, for whatever reason, imagines themselves to be [Read More…]
