Category: Film
The Mask Comes Down (As Much As It Can) on Paul Reubens for Pee-wee as Himself
Perhaps the only other “personality”/comedian committed to “the bit” as much as Pee-wee Herman a.k.a. Paul Reubens (and now, a.k.a. Paul Rubenfeld) was Andy Kaufman. [Read More…]
The “More to Lose” Tie-in to Almost Famous
As Miley Cyrus continues to stoke anticipation for her ninth album, Something Beautiful, “More to Lose,” the fourth song from it that she’s released with an [Read More…]
Hurry Up and End, Or: Hurry Up Tomorrow
Of course, The Weeknd isn’t the first musician to come face to face with a botched film project a.k.a. critical and box office bomb. For, [Read More…]
David Cronenberg Reheats His Own Nachos With The Shrouds (And They’re Quite Gnarly)
Like Woody Allen, David Cronenberg is among the few auteurs of a certain age given total carte blanche to make whatever kind of movie he [Read More…]
The Friend Gets Slightly Lost in Film Translation
The most challenging thing about adapting a novel to a film is when that novel is highly internal. Sigrid Nunez’s 2018 book, The Friend, is just [Read More…]
Homage to Red Eye or Not, Drop Is Still the Kind of Movie Designed for an Immediate Streaming Release
In 2005, it made sense to release a movie like Red Eye in theaters. After all, streaming hadn’t taken an unstoppable hold over audiences yet and Red Eye was [Read More…]
In the AI Universe, Madonna Killed the Pope With Her Body à la Body of Evidence
As usual, something Madonna did turned out to be rather prescient and ahead of the curve. In this case, posting controversial (to the pearl clutchers) [Read More…]
Don’t Call Sinners the Black From Dusk Till Dawn
Despite the universal praise for Ryan Coogler’s latest film, Sinners, there is something of a pall hanging over it as a result of the comparisons that [Read More…]
Donnie Darko Is An Easter Movie (And a Halloween One)
Much in the same way that there’s a long-standing debate about whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie (P.S.: it absolutely counts as one), it [Read More…]
The Stepford Wife of Holland
Like Duke University disliking its association with the incestuous/generally psychotic Ratliff family of The White Lotus, certain residents of Holland, Michigan may not like the town’s newfound [Read More…]
