Tag: 80s movies
There Are Many Issues With Fatale—A Fatal Attraction Rip-off—But Making L.A. Look Fly Is Not One of Them
Lately, it seems as though directors are so entranced with the idea of making an “L.A. movie,” that they don’t bother too much with worrying [Read More…]
Doja Cat Re-Creates Mannequin, Channels Spider-Woman in “Streets”
As Doja Cat cautiously continues to reemerge after her “cancellation” last year (the one that occurred when an old song of hers called “Dindu Nuffin”–the [Read More…]
Ronny Cammareri Said, “Hit Me Baby, One More Time”
As one of the most iconic scenes in movie history, Cher as Loretta Castorini smacking the shit out of Ronny Cammareri (Nicholas Cage) and telling [Read More…]
She Has A Type: Starman
While it might be deemed “every woman’s fantasy” (from the viewpoint of the patriarchy) for a “moldable man” to land in one’s house in the [Read More…]
Flashdance Repackaged the American Dream to Women of Color at a Time When It Was Particularly Antithetical To Do So
With Joe Biden transcending into the “working man done good,” attention has been turned once again to the blue collar nature of Pennsylvania. A state [Read More…]
Billie Eilish’s “No Time To Die” Video Offers A Lounge Singer Trope & Not Much Else
Where music videos for Bond themes are concerned, there has been no shortage of memorable ones. From Duran Duran’s “A View To A Kill” with [Read More…]
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Reunion Comes at a Time When the Overt Privilege of the Lead Character is Especially Icky to Look At
As the hotbed issue of privilege continues to manifest throughout the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, it seems irreverently (in)appropriate that the cast [Read More…]
Love Won’t Save You: An American Werewolf in London
There is a common trope in every love story that begins with a seemingly insurmountable obstacle that actually is, in the end, insurmountable (though many [Read More…]
Mondo Bullshittio #11: The Decision to Remake Valley Girl
In a series called Mondo Bullshittio, let’s talk about some of the most glaring hypocrisies and faux pas in pop culture… and all that it affects. [Read More…]
Bounty Hunter/Dog Walker/Mercenary: Harley Quinn (& Women in General) Can Do It All–Including Draw Inspiration From Nikki Finn
Just like that iconic opening animated sequence in Who’s That Girl, from the moment of Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley [Read More…]
