Category: Film
The Thursday Murder Club Adaptation is An Insult to the Intelligence of the Audience Its Geared Toward
There is an ever-burgeoning genre in the world of film and TV: that which can be ascribed to something like a “rest home caper.” From [Read More…]
The Roses Pales in Comparison to Its Far Bolder and Darker Original, The War of the Roses
Jay Roach is no stranger to directing remakes of “darker” films that are much more diluted than the original. Take, for example, 2010’s Dinner for Schmucks, [Read More…]
The Return of Smoking Aligns With the Return of Retro Practices in General
It’s a “trend” (read: way of life) many have been noticing for the past couple of years: smoking. Its steady rise back into mainstream culture [Read More…]
Caught Stealing With a Hand in Pi: Darren Aronofsky’s Expertise in 1998
As Xan Brooks of The Guardian pointed out in an interview with Darren Aronofsky, his latest film, Caught Stealing, “could almost be his parallel-universe first movie, given that [Read More…]
Caught Stealing: Darren Aronofsky Might Call It a “Love Letter” to New York, But It’s More Like a Requiem (Not for a Dream)
It’s been three years since Darren Aronofsky proceeded to break audiences’ hearts with The Whale (written by Samuel D. Hunter, and based on his 2012 play). In [Read More…]
On How Tess and Anna Made Jake a Fetishist in Freaky Friday
With Disney clearly letting its hair down with just how “freaky” Freakier Friday can be, the laxity of what constitutes “family-friendly” “fun” has further increased in the [Read More…]
Freakier Friday: A Mélange of Lindsay Lohan’s “Greatest Hits” (The Parent Trap, Freaky Friday and Mean Girls)
Because there was no way Lindsay Lohan was ever going to crawl out of the depths of the toilet into which her career descended after [Read More…]
With Weapons, Zach Cregger Continues to Assert Himself as a New Auteur in the Horror Genre
Zach Cregger’s, for all intents and purposes, second movie (it seems unlikely that there would be many people counting Miss March), Weapons, is already a sign of [Read More…]
Fusion Is Nothing New: Together and The Fly
Cyndi Lauper once said (in the immortal 1984 single, “Time After Time”), “Caught up in circles/Confusion is nothing new.” But when it comes to the [Read More…]
You’ll Never Hear “2 Become 1” The Same Way Again: Together
While Alison Brie and Dave Franco are no strangers to working, er, together (see: The Rental), Together marks the first time they’ve gone all in on carrying a [Read More…]
