Tag: Kirsten Dunst
Civil War’s Overarching Message Isn’t Political, Or: One Must Do What They Can to “Pass the Baton,” Even in Apocalyptic Times
Sadly, it’s not really a stretch to imagine the United States finding itself in a second Civil War. Perhaps this is why writer-director Alex Garland [Read More…]
Priscilla: The Marie Antoinette of the 1960s
It’s a story that becomes harder and harder to tell in the present epoch. That of Priscilla’s overt grooming by Elvis in order to eventually [Read More…]
Despite Being A Satire, Drop Dead Gorgeous Accurately Mirrored Kirstie Alley’s Politics
As is usually the case when a celebrity dies, all former political effrontery tends to be glossed over. This certainly held true for the likes [Read More…]
Jesus Chose Not to Revive After Being Forced to Dance With Rebecca Leeman
There is a certain type of Christian, of course. Whether Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist or, in Rebecca Ann Leeman’s (Denise Richards) case, Lutheran. The kind who [Read More…]
Sisterhood Is A Bitch: Little Women
In a Midsommar-esque scene excluded from the latest adaptation of Little Women from Greta Gerwig, Winona Ryder as Jo March dancing around a maypole rues, [Read More…]
The Preferability of Mortality: Interview With the Vampire
In a classic case of what’s known as choosing from shit sandwich or shit cereal, wealthy plantation owner Louis (Brad Pitt, at his 1994 peak) [Read More…]
The Beguiled: Polyamory in the 1800s
Men and women can’t be friends. Especially when there’s a palpable attraction to penetrate. They can really only be lovers or enemies. One usually leading [Read More…]
Sofia Coppola’s Milestone Win At Cannes Would Feel A Shade Less Tainted If It Weren’t For Two Major Factors
Without question, Sofia Coppola is a talented director. Her vision and influence pervades every film she touches. Even when those films are as decidedly blasé [Read More…]
Colin Farrell Is Catnip To Waifish Blondes in The Beguiled Trailer
With Sofia Coppola long overdue to prove herself cinematically again in the wake of such divisive films as Somewhere and The Bling Ring, the impactful [Read More…]
Hidden Figures: A Movie That Figures Out How to Lend the Term “Feel-Good” to Racism
A film about a trio of exceptionally brilliant black female mathematicians, one would think, ought to be directed by, ideally, a black female–or at least [Read More…]
