Category: Film
From Meek to Mogul: The High Priestess of Print Journalism Gets Her Due in The Post
Spielberg. Streep. Hanks. Though some might slightly roll their eyes at the Oscar-baiting (which, as we recently found out, was, indeed, taken by the Academy) [Read More…]
Pretty Persuasion: A More Macabre Combo Platter of Clueless and Mean Girls
Prophetic in many ways for its key narrative plot point of accusing a man in power (well, a teacher) of sexual assault, Marcos Siega’s (yes, [Read More…]
I Love Albicocca: Call Me By Your Name
“By the time you’re thirty, your heart gives out. And each time it gets harder to start with someone new… I’ve never come close to [Read More…]
Holiday & The Family Stone: The Artless Implications of What Happens When The Sister You’re Not Dating Has It Going On
Ah, is there any more complex relationship than the one shared between sisters? Likely not. For, in contrast to the brother-brother or brother-sister permutation, there [Read More…]
Anger Begets Anger & Then Some in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri–Especially If You See It Post-Golden Globes Win
Martin McDonagh, a longtime playwright who has been quoted as saying he possesses a “respect for the whole history of films and a slight disrespect [Read More…]
Diet Misandry at Golden Globes 2018
“Here are the all-male nominees,” Natalie Portman underscores while standing next to Ron Howard to present the award for Best Director (which, by the way, [Read More…]
Simpler Times at the Golden Globes: Like When Elton John’s Boo Berated Madonna for Winning & Madonna Thanked Harvey Weinstein
It’s one of those non-secrets that we all agree not to acknowledge: that many a gay man holds a barely veiled contempt not just for [Read More…]
Dress You Up in My Mind Games: Phantom Thread
“You’ve got style, that’s what all the girls say.” And so they do of Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis)–not the finest last name for a man [Read More…]
NOW Meryl Feels Compelled to Speak on Sexual Harassment, And It’s Rather Kevin Spacey-esque in Its Deflection
In the face of continued pressure to actually express an opinion–largely thanks to Rose McGowan’s rampant and merciless shaming about actresses wearing black to the [Read More…]
The Divide Between American & European Views on Family Underlines All the Money in the World
An impressive feat in moviemaking alone for the quickness with which Ridley Scott was able to replace Kevin Spacey with Christopher Plummer (a much more [Read More…]
