Category: Film
Excuse Me, I Love You: Once Again, There Will Never Be A Candle Held to Truth or Dare
At some point during Ariana Grande’s pre-show playlist for the Sweetener World Tour (or the Sweetener/Thank U, Next World Tour, if you prefer), Madonna’s “Cherish” [Read More…]
No Small Parts, Only Small Asses: Leigh Zimmerman as “Fashion Model” in Home Alone 2
In 1992, the world was a much different place. So, too, was New York, which so loves to bill itself as its own world (if [Read More…]
Dandelions and Almond Roca: Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
In 1990, Winona Ryder would continue to fine-tune being typecast as the “outsider” and the “freak” in Jim Abrahams’ Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael. After directing [Read More…]
Mrs. Maisel Enters the 70s: I’m Your Woman
Rachel Brosnahan has, of course, come a long way from playing “Girl” on a 2010 episode of Gossip Girl (fittingly, for her Mrs. Maisel-oriented Daddy [Read More…]
Tom Cruise Being the Self-Imposed Hero of the Film Industry Was Probably Written in the Stars
While Tom Cruise has come to be increasingly less respected over the past couple decades as both actor and human being, no one had ever [Read More…]
In Honor of Wonder Woman 1984, DC Heroines (and Villainesses) Cast As 80s Pop Stars
With the upcoming release of Wonder Woman 1984 at last firmly secured (or is it?) for Christmas Day, Gal Godot is back in the role [Read More…]
Freaky: It Takes Being A White Male Serial Killer to Gain Confidence
Christopher Landon, who has by now firmly established his capabilities with the thriller/horror genre (e.g. Disturbia and Paranormal Activity 2, 3 and 4), of late, [Read More…]
Let Them All Talk (‘Cause They All Sure Can’t Read)
“Oh god there must be a better way–there must be a better way to describe things, to arrange words, a new way to use words [Read More…]
In Fatal Attraction Fashion, Contagion Undercuttingly Positions Infidelity/Hoedom As the Cause of Society’s Woes
The beginning of Steven Soderbergh’s now iconic film, Contagion, wastes no time in making a point about how bad girls who do bad things (and [Read More…]
Contagion’s Unemotional Approach To Presenting A Novel Virus’ Creation and Chaos
Back in January, when coronavirus was nothing more than “China’s problem” to most Americans, Contagion, as a “relevant revisit,” started to rise up the ranks [Read More…]
