Category: Film
The Day Heath Ledger Died
For some reason, certain celebrity extinctions are more memorable–more momentous–than others. Heath Ledger was one of those deaths that commenced a chain of iconic check-outs (Michael Jackson [Read More…]
The Ferrer-est of Them All: Goodnight Sweet Miguel
Miguel Ferrer had one of those faces that sticks in your mind for life. One supposes that, with such a quality, it’s no wonder that [Read More…]
Repressed Sexuality in Ocean Waves Lends Explosivity to Every Exchange
The Japanese, already a naturally sexually repressed nation, take said physical restraint to a new level when placed within the high school context of Tomomi Mochizuki’s [Read More…]
Hidden Figures: A Movie That Figures Out How to Lend the Term “Feel-Good” to Racism
A film about a trio of exceptionally brilliant black female mathematicians, one would think, ought to be directed by, ideally, a black female–or at least [Read More…]
The King of Comedy: Taxi Driver for Comedians
For anyone who has ever vehemently believed in their god-given right to fame–regardless of the caliber of talent exhibited–Martin Scorsese’s 1983 film, The King of [Read More…]
Snatch Reboot Most Likely Happening Because Guy Ritchie Has A Lot of Mouths to Feed
Objectively speaking, Snatch is one of Guy Ritchie’s few films that the non-diehard fans are aware of. Apart from Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels [Read More…]
Tina Fey’s Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Performance Ultimately Underrated For Its Liz Lemonness
When Whiskey Tango Foxtrot was first released in book form as The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan back in 2011, Chicago Tribune journalist [Read More…]
Donald Trump & The Attack of “The Liberal Movie People”
Perhaps only Meryl Streep could overtake the 2017 Golden Globes ceremony with her empowered acceptance speech for her Cecil B. DeMille award, seizing the opportunity [Read More…]
Poison: A Cinematic Antidote to Interpreting the Homoeroticism of Jean Genet’s Work
As Todd Haynes’ debut 1991 film boldly dared to explore the work of Jean Genet in a manner that no one had attempted to take on [Read More…]
Sing Street Puts A Spotlight On What Music’s All About: Getting the Girl
The Irish maestro of interweaving stunning songs into film (see: Once and Begin Again), John Carney, disappoints not with his latest feature, Sing Street. A [Read More…]
