Category: Film
Martin Landau, A Man of Many Lives
Longevity in Hollywood so rarely happens anymore. And usually when it does, one has to be a man in order to achieve it. Martin Landau [Read More…]
Lovesickness Overcomes Muslim Mores in The Big Sick
It has been said that love conquers all. But this was a platitude created before “intermixing”–religiously or ethnically–was deemed an offense seemingly greater than murder [Read More…]
So Won’t You Be My Little Baby (Driver)
What’s a kid with tinnitus and a love of music to do but turn to the constant infiltration of songs swelling through his earbuds to [Read More…]
If Independence Day Had Been Released in 2017
If Independence Day had been released in 2017 (we’re ignoring the whole existence of that Independence Day: Resurgence thing that happened in 2016–which was pre-Trump anyway [Read More…]
Five Less On the Nose Movies to Watch for Fourth of July
Yes, you can watch Independence Day and Born on the Fourth of July to celebrate the U.S.’ separation from Britain–a choice that grows increasingly understandable [Read More…]
I Can’t Make You Love Me If You Don’t–Unless You’re Antonio Banderas in Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
At the outset of every relationship, he who is least attracted/into it starts with the upper hand. It is a simple mathematical formula for enchantment [Read More…]
The Beguiled: Polyamory in the 1800s
Men and women can’t be friends. Especially when there’s a palpable attraction to penetrate. They can really only be lovers or enemies. One usually leading [Read More…]
Catfight: The Nonsensical Film About Mutual Female Contempt You Didn’t Know You Needed
Upon watching a trailer for Catfight, you might suppose there would be more detail to the premise behind Veronica (Sandra Oh) and Ashley’s (Anne Heche) [Read More…]
All Tears Flow From the Same Source: Beatriz At Dinner
The class divide between the poor and the rich isn’t a subject unexplored in American cinema, and yet, it takes on a new and darker [Read More…]
Yes, It’s Mildly Concerning That Sofia Coppola Doesn’t Know What the Bechdel Test Is
Maybe it has to do with growing up as the daughter of the director of one of the most machismo-driven films ever made, The Godfather, [Read More…]
