Tag: movies set in Chicago
Homage to Red Eye or Not, Drop Is Still the Kind of Movie Designed for an Immediate Streaming Release
In 2005, it made sense to release a movie like Red Eye in theaters. After all, streaming hadn’t taken an unstoppable hold over audiences yet and Red Eye was [Read More…]
De-Gentrification: The Removal of the White Savior Element Entirely from Nia DaCosta’s Candyman
The evolution of Candyman into its current 2021 state might be surprising in some ways to those familiar with its origins. For the genesis of [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…]
The Cringeworthiness of Re-Watching The Break-Up
When The Break-Up came out in 2006, it was on the heels of Jennifer Aniston’s own highly public break-up with Brad Pitt—or rather, she was [Read More…]
