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…]
Depraved, Bacchanalian & Ruthless: Food Emulates Humanity in Sausage Party
From the very first few minutes of watching Sausage Party, you can’t help but look around you to see if everyone else in the audience feels [Read More…]
Suicide Squad: Not As Suicide-Inducing As They Say
Sometimes, when a movie is built up to be total shit for so long and with such adamancy, one can’t help but be pleasantly surprised [Read More…]
Captain Fantastic Reveals A Sad Truth About “Good” Parenting
This is a truth we hold to be self-evident: being a “good” parent in the current age is frequently characterized by placation, coddling and a [Read More…]
Britney Spears Builds on Objectification of Men Trend/Stays Generally Cheesy in “Make Me” Video
Though some might have thought Britney Spears lost her knack for showcasing a bit of cheesy flair when it comes to her music, the pop [Read More…]
On Orlando Bloom’s Penis
Possibly more than Kim Kardashian’s backside on Paper Magazine, Orlando Bloom’s free-swaying, unmasked penis has broken the internet. The most shocking elements about this, however, isn’t [Read More…]
Barry Munday Can’t Quite Turn the Dramedy/Quirky Rom-Com Genre Into Gold
For as strong of a start as Chris D’Arienzo’s Barry Munday gets with the introduction of its aloof, womanizing protagonist (played by Patrick Wilson), its [Read More…]
Songs About Not Needing Money To Be Happy & Sia’s “Cheap Thrills”: A Complex Saturation in A Hyper-Capitalist World
There has long been a thematic trend in music–one that espouses the notion that you don’t need money in order to be happy. In fact, [Read More…]
The Parallels Between Smithereens and Nights of Cabiria
Though Susan Seidelman’s most famous film is arguably Desperately Seeking Susan, her true pièce de résistance is, in fact, her debut, Smithereens. Filmed on and off [Read More…]
The Disposability of Relationships in Faces
John Cassavetes has always been a master at capturing the complexities of long-term monogamy. From his early work that preceded Faces, including Too Late Blues, [Read More…]
