Tag: Anne Hathaway
The Devil Wears Prada 2 Isn’t a Love Letter to/Elegy for Print Media So Much as an Insidious Acceptance of How Capitalism “Works”
Although The Devil Wears Prada 2 has been largely praised by critics (with Time going so far as to call it “better than the original”), [Read More…]
The Real Absurdity About Nate and Andy’s Relationship in The Devil Wears Prada Is That Nate Seems to Have No Concept of What It Means to Work in NYC
There has been no shortage of commentary and discourse on the nature of Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) and Nate Cooper’s (Adrian Grenier) relationship in the [Read More…]
When It Comes to Fellow Women in the Film Industry, Sydney Sweeney Echoes What Megan Thee Stallion Says About Rap
As Sydney Sweeney continues to make a name for herself as part of the next wave of A-list actors in Hollywood (however unglamorous and “un-A-list” [Read More…]
The Idea of You Is No Threat to Notting Hill or Even Music and Lyrics
For those who didn’t think (or believe it possible) that there was such a thing as a “Coachella rom-com,” The Idea of You is here [Read More…]
It’s The End of the World As We Know It, And White Liberals Feel Like Shit: Armageddon Time
When one is a child, the world is seen at its clearest—its most straightforward. Because of their innocence and a lack of understanding the “need” [Read More…]
Locked Down: A Narrative Thread as Tenuous as Lockdown Orders Themselves
As Locked Down continues to receive some harsh criticism, including the decree that it’s not the pandemic movie we needed (apparently, only Contagion can still [Read More…]
The Hustle Continues to Accent A Longstanding Issue With the Female Con Movie
While, of course, it’s always “refreshing” to see any scale of a production company throw women a bone by pushing projects through that feature “heroines” [Read More…]
Ocean’s 8, Greek Tragedian Vengeance & the New Hollywood Feminism
While it is easy to write Ocean’s 8 off as another pile of slop in the Hollywood trough, there is, from the outset, a certain [Read More…]
Colossal Might Just Be the Only Movie to Philosophically Address Both Alcoholism and Power
There have been movies about alcoholism in the past, sure. Granted, it’s really only ever been The Lost Weekend that has addressed the matter in [Read More…]
The Nancy Meyers Method
When considering female writer-directors who have truly left an imprint on Hollywood, Nancy Meyers is among the forerunners on the list, the likes of Mary [Read More…]
