Category: Film
C.U.N.T.: Madonna and the Breakfast Club Reminds That It Was Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve and Talent That Assured Her Success
I used to be comforted by the Madonna narrative. The one detailing her rags to riches story of rising to slow but surefire fame first [Read More…]
At the Point of Needing to Be Hyper-Meta to Sell a Rom Com: Isn’t It Romantic?
In 1948, a non-ironically titled rom-com called Isn’t It Romantic? was released. Starring Veronica Lake as the coquettish Candy (because anyone named Candy just has [Read More…]
The Primary Takeaway From Cold War Is: Leaving Paris Will Fuck You Over
Despite being “insignificant” in size, the political importance of Poland during World War II made it a hot little commodity. And, of course, this included [Read More…]
A Pied Piper By Any Other Name…Than Michael Jackson
Though it may be hazy for some people to remember now, the furor surrounding Michael Jackson and his “purported” pedophilia when Jordan Chandler’s father, Evan, [Read More…]
The Death of the 90s in the Span of a Week: Keith Flint, Luke Perry & the Release of Leaving Neverland
Despite the steady and constant stream of 90s nostalgia that has kept Urban Outfitters afloat for the past decade, the actual death of all the [Read More…]
Love Means Never Telling Someone You’re Crippled, Emotionally or Otherwise: An Affair to Remember
In the tropes of both life and cinema, it is touted that true love means not only never having to say you’re sorry, but also [Read More…]
The Frances Ha Philosophy of Soul Mates in My Brilliant Friend
Perhaps in some way it’s no coincidence that Frances Ha (with Lady Bird secretly serving as the eponymous character’s origin story) was released to theaters [Read More…]
“You Know What Successful People Do? They Move On”: But That’s Too Much to Ask For a…Destroyer
Another story about a cop in L.A., another tale of moral corruption. Of course, that’s what Karyn Kusama’s latest film, Destroyer, is about on the [Read More…]
No, Green Book Shouldn’t Have Won Best Picture… But That Doesn’t Mean BlacKkKlansman Should Have Either
While it’s just another normal year when the Academy has both disappointed and opted to revert to its usual pattern of falling for a movie [Read More…]
Andy Warhol Is All Over The American Meme, Literally and Figuratively
“You are exactly what he would have loved,” Kathy Hilton tells her socialite daughter, Paris as they talk about Andy Warhol and flip through old [Read More…]
