Category: Film
She’s The Man Is Strangely Anti-Feminist
Karen McCullah (once known as Karen McCullah Lutz, but perhaps changed it because of being associated with Lutz on 30 Rock) founded her entire screenwriting career [Read More…]
Midnight in Paris Was Predicated on the Fallacy of Wistfulness for a Different Time Before We Were Actually Living in the Worst Time Ever
In 2011, Woody Allen had not completely lost all respect as a result of that unshakeable accusation of sexual assault from his adopted daughter, Dylan [Read More…]
Body Double Has Transcended the Mere Relegation of Hitchcockian “Body Double” With Time
Few directors have been able to adequately pay homage to Alfred Hitchcock over the decades since the undisputed master of mystery gave us his last [Read More…]
Bizarro World Mary-Kate and Olivier Sarkozy
With one single snap of a photo, the very notion of Bizarro World’s existence was affirmed on July 25th when senior writer for The Cut Gabriella [Read More…]
A Rachel-Off in Lust Conveyance: Disobedience
With the ever-increasing amount of directorial cachet of Sebastián Lelio (garnering attention for casting a bona fide trans woman in a lead role, Daniela Vega–who then ended [Read More…]
Attempting to Center A Movie Plot Around New Technology: Little Black Book
Director Nick Hurran’s predilection for centering his films around “futuristic” concepts, from virtual reality in 1999’s Virtual Sexuality to “themed funerals” in 2002’s Plots With [Read More…]
Envisioning Susan Shopping at Target for Her Rhinestone Boots
As the scandalization effect of Target opening in the East Village starts to wear off and people get rather comfortable with the idea of having [Read More…]
Letting Go of Your Old Self: Tully
One of the few enviable human qualities is a predilection to kick into survival mode and the ability to move on from shattering traumas. We’re [Read More…]
Mental Illness/Brain Injuries Don’t Quite Translate in New York Movies Not Set in the 80s: I Feel Pretty
Panned long before it ever had a chance to “charm” with its whimsy and throwback nature in terms of daffy New York 80s premises, I [Read More…]
Sure You Hate America Now, But Maybe You Should Re-Watch Sex and the City 2 to Be Grateful You Can Still Be Who You Want to Be There
Sex and the City 2 was already feeling dated in all the ways that the show itself does now with the hindsight that comes with [Read More…]
