An “Ear Witness”: The Sound and Fury of Blow Out
Each Brian De Palma film, in its own unique way, says something about the auteur’s self-perception, as well as his darkly tinctured views on this [Read More…]
TBH, Lindsay Lohan’s “Rumors” Is Better & So Is Watching Hercules: On Lizzo and Cardi B’s Collaboration
The hype surrounding a collaboration between Lizzo and Cardi B has been building since the initial social media tease earlier this month. And, like the [Read More…]
Call Me By Your Name (Because You’re My Younger Self): How It Ends
“Do you know who you are?” reads the sign that appears among the establishing shots of Zoe Lister-Jones and Daryl Wein’s How It Ends, a [Read More…]
THE Suicide Squad Gets A Lot More Political Than Plain Ol’ Suicide Squad
In many critics’ and audiences’ opinions, 2016’s Suicide Squad was, shall we say, “not the best.” Yet, in numerous ways, it’s an underrated DC Comics-based [Read More…]
Bitch Better Have Blood on Her Hands: The Billionaire’s “Plight”
While Rihanna might have had the last laugh on proving that women aren’t so “frivolous” in terms of having the power to forge billionaires, she’s [Read More…]
“Frivolous” Women Create Billionaires
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(As)Phyx(iate) You: Dennis Hopper Wants His Blue Velvet Act Back in The Weeknd’s “Take My Breath”
Not wanting to full-on steal the title from Berlin’s signature 80s classic, The Weeknd’s latest single is called “Take My Breath” instead of “Take My [Read More…]
Paris Hilton at the Grocery Store: A Stepford Wife Homage
Among the numerous tropes brandished for the sake of “comedy” in Cooking With Paris, the most consistently used one is of Paris Hilton at the [Read More…]
Paris Hilton Relies on a Tried-and-True Persona for Cooking With Paris, But Profligacy Is No Longer “Cute”
Painting herself evermore into the generational corner of “millennial icon,” Paris Hilton has found a new and particular way to make herself rather odious to [Read More…]
Cooking With Paris’ “Italian Night” Episode: A Study in How Money Can’t Buy Cultural Knowledge
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