Tag: Charlie Kaufman
Naturally, Imposter Syndrome Is Tackled Through the Lens of “Being A Screenwriter” in Only Murders in the Building’s “Adaptation” Episode
When it comes to wanting to emulate a certain screenwriter, the biggest “douchebag cliché” veers toward Charlie Kaufman worship. In the screenwriting world, it almost [Read More…]
The Boons and Banes of Memory Erasure in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Blink Twice
Romy Schneider once said, “Memories are the best things in life, I think.” But are they, really, if some of them serve only as a [Read More…]
Ariana Grande’s “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” Video: A Postmodernist’s Wet Dream
It’s safe to say that, of all the pop stars working today (apart from, of course, Madonna), Ariana Grande is the one most blatantly enamored [Read More…]
Don’t Be Afraid of Beau Is Afraid—Unless the Overbearing Jewish Mother Trope Is Your Worst Nightmare
As one of those movies that has so much psychological buildup surrounding it before one even goes into the theater (or rather, if one goes [Read More…]
Sky Ferreira’s “Don’t Forget”: Tailor-Made for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
With tinges of Lauren Mayberry vocals (and the entire CHVRCHES sound), Sky Ferreira is back on the scene with a vengeance after a nine-year absence. [Read More…]
Charlie Kaufman’s Wet Dream Fashion Show, Or: Wait, Models Weren’t Puppets Already?
It almost seems more than slightly tinged with shade (whether “unwitting” or not) that Jeremy Scott should choose to wield puppets as his models for [Read More…]
Linklater and Lynch in a Blender: I’m Thinking of Ending Things
As such an all-encompassing, yet little used in real life phrase, “I’m thinking of ending things” packs a weighty punch as an internal sentiment. Those [Read More…]
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: What A Woman Making A Successful Business Out of Cropping Your Ex Out of Photos Says About Our Society (& A Certain Generation In Particular)
Staying true to the realm of things that go viral, a woman offering to make profitable use of her Photoshop skills by way of cropping [Read More…]
Chuck Barris’ Greatest Legacy: Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
At the time of its release in 2002, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind wasn’t exactly quite as appreciated on a mass scale as it could [Read More…]
Anomalisa: Sounds Like A Black Woman’s Name, Feels Like An Indictment of Sameness
One supposes the ideal setting for any personal hell of loneliness and alienation couldn’t possibly be anywhere else other than a hotel in Cincinnati. Thus, [Read More…]
