Category: Film
Psycho: A Mother’s Day Movie
There are perhaps too many “Mother’s Day” movies—all with their mother-child dynamics—to choose from, regardless of being presented as such or not. There’s Mother, the Albert [Read More…]
Olympia Dukakis Was So Much More Than Moonstruck
It was only once, in 1964, that Olympia Dukakis had a role that could be literally described as “Young Mother” in Twice a Man. Never [Read More…]
Chadwick Boseman As an NFT Feels Decidedly Black Mirror
Whatever NFTs really are—for no one actually knows their purpose no matter how intricately the reason for them is described—the look of the one created [Read More…]
Juno and Promising Young Woman: What the Most Recent Female Wins for Best Screenplay Have in Common
A woman winning any Academy Award is relatively uncommon. And among the least common is the coveted writing award. For yes, as Joe Gillis cynically [Read More…]
Like the Artist, Nomads Are Regarded As Psychotic For Their Life Choices, Yet Themselves See Mainstream Society As the Pazzo Ones: Nomadland
It was said in an Ozu movie that staying in one place too long can make you mean. “Mean” perhaps intending bitter. Wondering about all [Read More…]
“A Couple of Pathetic Stellas Trying to Get Their Groove Back”: Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
“Sometimes you gotta step outta your box a little. Then you’ll know what life is really about.” This is the narration that comes at the [Read More…]
Mondo Bullshittio #36: (Celebrities) Letting the ArcLight Close
In a series called Mondo Bullshittio, let’s talk about some of the most glaring hypocrisies and faux pas in pop culture… and all that it [Read More…]
Angel-A: City of Angels (a.k.a. Wings of Desire) Meets It’s A Wonderful Life
While the ending of Angel-A has a certain taint to its “forced hand” nature in terms of “persuading” (with physical coercion) a girl that she [Read More…]
Jesus Chose Not to Revive After Being Forced to Dance With Rebecca Leeman
There is a certain type of Christian, of course. Whether Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist or, in Rebecca Ann Leeman’s (Denise Richards) case, Lutheran. The kind who [Read More…]
Did It Really Happen That Way?: Kid 90
Because it’s impossible to think of precocious (read: drug prone) teens in L.A. in the 90s without also thinking of Bret Easton Ellis’ writing style, [Read More…]
