Tag: Riley Keough
From a Warped Sense of Self to Missing Most of Real Life, Jay Kelly is An Unflinching Look at the Tradeoffs of Being an Actor—Or, More Precisely, a Movie Star
While the genericness of the title might fool one into believing that Noah Baumbach’s latest film (co-written, unexpectedly, with Emily Mortimer), Jay Kelly (not to [Read More…]
Lana Del Rey “Redeems” Her Absence on the Priscilla Soundtrack With Somewhat Lackluster “Unchained Melody” Performance for Christmas at Graceland
Lana Del Rey’s love for Elvis Presley is, by now, well-established. Which is why so many were surprised to learn she wouldn’t be in some [Read More…]
Zola Highlights How Misogyny Thrives Because Women Still Doubt Themselves Enough to Believe They *Need* Men
There are many questions one who can’t know what the stripper/prostitution life is truly like might ask themselves throughout Zola. But the foremost one is: [Read More…]
Hustlers and Zola Accent the Pratfalls of a Friendship Founded on Hoedom
Just like another well-received stripper movie of late, Hustlers, Zola, too, is based on a true story. But rather than originating from an article, Zola [Read More…]
Spring Breakers, Stripper Edition: Zola
They say the truth is always stranger than fiction, and in A’ziah “Zola” King’s case, that’s very true indeed. For how else could a 148-tweet [Read More…]
The Power of Luck: Steven Soderbergh’s Logan Lucky Is A Sort of Match Point Rumination
“You know, I don’t care if he’s great. I just hope that he’s lucky.” As the last line of one of Woody Allen’s best offerings [Read More…]
The Only Reassuring Thing About American Honey Is That People Still (Sort Of) Buy Magazines
If you’re looking for a film to reassure you that America is still one of the most economically booming countries in the world, Andrea Arnold’s [Read More…]
