Tag: Emma Thompson
Love Actually Is All About the Desperation Invoked By Loneliness
In the years since Love Actually was released, it’s been analyzed in hundreds of different ways. Not least of which is the shudder-inducing, super creepy [Read More…]
Anita Is Estella and Cruella Is Baroness in 1996’s 101 Dalmatians
The Devil Wears Prada angle of Cruella might, for many, be seen as “new” in terms of approaching the world of Cruella de Vil, but [Read More…]
Two Emmas, Two-Tone Hair: Duality is the Word in Cruella
Everyone has been wondering for some time now how Disney would manage to make a sympathetic origin story about a puppy-skinning fiend. Cruella de Vil [Read More…]
Neurotic, Neurotic/Put Your Paws All Over Dolittle’s Neglected Body
In the face of Dolittle’s unanimous, Serenity-level panning (an unfortunate turn of events for the studio responsible for its release–Universal–that perhaps overly delights in the [Read More…]
When It Comes to Heart Transplant Rom-Coms, Stick With Return to Me, Not Last Christmas
In the annals of heart transplant “rom-coms,” there are very few to choose from. Arguably beginning with 1993’s Untamed Heart starring Christian Slater and Marisa [Read More…]
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected): The Jewish Royal Tenenbaums
Considering Noah Baumbach’s working relationship with Wes Anderson (the two co-wrote The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and Fantanstic Mr. Fox together), it’s unsurprising that [Read More…]
Beauty and the Beast Rails Against Fuckboys and Narrow-Mindedness
The epic, sweeping romance that embodies the animated Disney version of Beauty and the Beast could not possibly be translated into live action form in [Read More…]
Bridget Jones, “Geriatric Mother,” Has Still Got It at 43
In a world–particularly a British-portrayed one (see: Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie)–where it’s increasingly acceptable to get your shit together later on in life, it makes [Read More…]
Bradley Cooper Persists in His Typecast as The Bad Boy Gone Good in Burnt a.k.a. Aloha 2
As Bradley Cooper’s filmography continues to expand, it’s surprising to find that rather than opting for the expected stereotype of someone with an aesthetic such [Read More…]
The Discomfiture of the 2014 Golden Globes
There is no awards show like the Golden Globes. It does its best to hide behind a carefully cultivated veil of refinement, but glimpse briefly [Read More…]
