Category: Film
Mothers and Daughters: Predictably Cheesy
A straight male director might not be the best choice for the person to helm a film about the nature of relationships between mothers and [Read More…]
XOXO: We Found Love in a Hopeless Rave
The rave movie as a genre isn’t exactly as robust as perhaps it should be. Then again, it’s not necessarily easy to continuously reinvent a [Read More…]
Holly Golightly Syndrome Pervades Complete Unknown
What is it about staying in one place–relegated to one life–that drives so many people crazy? Joshua Marston, best known for his 2004 film, Maria [Read More…]
Who Can Take the Sunrise And Sprinkle It With Dew?
For someone whose most iconic character was a curmudgeon with an underlying heart of gold, Gene Wilder (or, to select parties, Jerome Silberman) himself was a [Read More…]
Mia Madre Blends Elements of Waking Life With The Seventh Seal
Nanni Moretti’s storied career in film has perhaps, at long last reached its pinnacle with his latest, Mia Madre, an often emotional glimpse into the [Read More…]
Florence Foster Jenkins: The Caterpillar Who Wanted So Badly to Use Money To Become A Butterfly
“Was everyone laughing at me the whole time?” This question, demanded in earnest on her deathbed by socialite Florence Foster Jenkins (Meryl Streep) could easily [Read More…]
Hell Or High Water, Brotherly Bonds Are Impenetrable
“These boys is on their own.” This sentiment, expressed by “Ranger” Marcus Hamilton (Jeff Bridges) upon encountering a group of cowboys on horses wrangling their [Read More…]
Money Changes Everything for Fox and His Friends
Rainer Werner Fassbinder is not the person to turn to for “light fare” or reassuring statements about the nature of humanity. He is there, in [Read More…]
Catherine Tramell: The Truman Capote of the Cinematic World
Has there ever been a more nefarious writer rendered to the screen than Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone) in Basic Instinct? It’s unlikely. There has, however, [Read More…]
We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful: The Jealousies of Don’t Think Twice
For the six people that make up the NYC-based improv group known as The Commune, it’s often a hard day’s night. Indeed, the question posed [Read More…]
