Tag: Sean Penn
The Tragic Destiny of the Fatally Flawed Protagonist in Carlito’s Way
It is a tale as old as the first spoken and written words in literature: a fatally flawed hero tries to avoid his inevitable tragic [Read More…]
Sean Penn’s El Chapo Interview: An Exercise in Self-Aggrandizement on Both Sides
Correct me if I’m wrong, but if one encounters one of the most wanted men in the world and simply decides to interview him instead [Read More…]
Sean Penn: Wife Beater or Misunderstood “Bad Boy”?
Sean Penn has long since shirked his 80s-held reputation for being a choleric and abusive proponent of violence, liable to snap with one mere glance from [Read More…]
Machine Gun Del Rey
“Boy look at you lookin’ at me/I know you know how I feel,” the seemingly sentimental opening to “High By The Beach,” has suddenly taken [Read More…]
The Blue-Eyed, Bored Spectacle That Was the 2015 Oscars
If one could sum up the 2015 Oscars in a single phrase, it would have to be: blue-eyed bores. The eerie fact that about 90% [Read More…]
Why Madonna’s Film Roles Are Redeeming From a Feminist Standpoint
Madonna is not known for being a great actress–or even being an actress at all. The most people will ever give to her is Desperately [Read More…]
Ally Sheedy: The Most Underrated of the Brat Pack Members
Although the collective Brat Pack has suffered a lack of fame in their post-80s lives, no other member has been quite so easy for the [Read More…]
