Category: Film
Song to Song (Person to Person)
By now, anyone willing to take whatever filmic journey Terrence Malick has in store for them is pretty committed. And those that genuinely value his [Read More…]
Leave Spring Breakers Alone
Arguably the most unexpectedly political film of 2012 for its uncensored statement on American culture that has only continued to prove more accurate, Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers [Read More…]
Condition: White, Or the Story of Christine Chubbuck in Filmic Form
Before the release of Antonio Campos’ 2016 film, Christine, Christine Chubbuck was the sort of footnote to a textbook about mass communications a journalist might [Read More…]
“Emotional Attachment, That’s All”: T2 Trainspotting
Cynics of the sequel as a concept might tend to feel divided regarding T2 Trainspotting, Danny Boyle’s affectionate follow-up to the beloved original, released in [Read More…]
Chuck Barris’ Greatest Legacy: Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
At the time of its release in 2002, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind wasn’t exactly quite as appreciated on a mass scale as it could [Read More…]
The Real Star of Selena: Lupe Ontiveros
To bring to life the persona of an obsessive and intermittently delusional madwoman isn’t east–just ask Bette Davis. So for Lupe Ontiveros, so frequently and [Read More…]
Beauty and the Beast Rails Against Fuckboys and Narrow-Mindedness
The epic, sweeping romance that embodies the animated Disney version of Beauty and the Beast could not possibly be translated into live action form in [Read More…]
Logan: Don’t Be What They Made You
Logan’s (Hugh Jackman) final piece of advice to his young and unexpected mentee/daughter figure, Laura a.k.a. X-23 (Dafne Keen), a Hispanic girl and mutant (try [Read More…]
Frances Ha(lladay) & Carrie Bradshaw: Two Women Who Iterate That Traveling Alone Blows
“There’s nothing better than traveling alone,” most men will tell you. Emphasis on men. And the women who try to tell you the same are [Read More…]
No Desire If It’s Not Forbidden: Inhabiting the Life of Another in Personal Shopper
Olivier Assayas has been creeping into the hearts and psyches of American viewers since Carlos, a five and a half hour miniseries released in 2010 [Read More…]
