Category: Film
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…]
Paterson: There’s No Room in the Emotional Budget for Dreams, But We Still Pursue Them
For those accustomed to the Jim Jarmusch pace of life, Paterson is a film in keeping with what we’re used to from the indie auteur. [Read More…]
On the Verge of What What Have Been Bowie’s 70th Birthday, Velvet Goldmine Feels More Validated Than Ever
Last year, David Bowie just barely made it to his 69th birthday on January 8th before dying of liver cancer on January 10th. As what [Read More…]
Julieta: Like A More Intense Version of Gilmore Girls
When it comes to exploring the relationship between mothers and sons, Pedro Almodóvar has well covered the territory. Mothers and daughters, on the other hand, [Read More…]
Train’s “Drops of Jupiter” is the Soundtrack to Sacramento in Other People
No one can fully understand Sacramento unless they’re from there. Unlike New York or L.A., it is not the sort of place that can become [Read More…]
