The Disaster Artist: Money Is the Answer to (Vague Artistic) Success
As far as directors/actors/writers/producers go, perhaps the only person in the history of filmmaking ever to be as lambasted as Tommy Wiseau is Ed Wood–and [Read More…]
Devil’s Advocate: Wonder Wheel Offers Shades of Tennessee Williams, Blue Jasmine
It has to be said that there is nary a favorable reception or assessment of Woody Allen these days (a light defense of Harvey Weinstein [Read More…]
“Toxic” & “Womanizer”: The Anti-Male Anthems of Britney Spears
Though Britney Spears is typically pegged as the embodiment of a conventional Southern girl, all femininity and belief in the heterosexual dynamic of the twentieth [Read More…]
Madonna’s Art Curation Influence on Mass Culture via the Music Video
They say the true mark of wealth doesn’t begin until you can afford to start art collecting. One could argue, however, that Madonna unwittingly began [Read More…]
Björk’s “Tinder Album”: Utopia Never Sounded So Treacherous
When last we left Björk on Vulnicura, which she had to release ahead of schedule back in 2015 due to one of many leaks from that [Read More…]
The Square Rips Into Human Hypocrisy When It Comes to Pretending to Care, Particularly Through “Socially Conscious” Art
In American elementary schools and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, it is usually a circle of trust that ensures a safe sanctuary among strangers typically and rightfully [Read More…]
Landline: A 90s Period Piece That Assures Us Existential Crises Have Nothing to Do With Technology
Gillian Robespierre’s second feature film, Landline, is, in many ways, in keeping with the tone of her first, Obvious Child. And it isn’t just because [Read More…]
Royalty Attracts Royalty
For those smitten with the fairy tale romance of Prince Harry and “commoner”/biracial actress Meghan Markle, don’t get too taken in with the supposed grandiosity [Read More…]
The “Summit” That Defined a Decade: Happy Anniversary to The Paris/Britney/Lindsay Hangout Session
It was eleven years ago tonight that one wild evening in Hollywood sent the paparazzi of TMZ and beyond into a frenzy. An epilepsy-inducing amount [Read More…]
Gwen Stefani’s “Cool” Is Predicated on A False Concept
Some may argue that Gwen Stefani completely lost all of her edge when she traded in Gavin Rossdale for Blake Shelton, inexplicably People‘s Sexiest Man [Read More…]
