Tag: The Matrix
With a Mishmash of Influences (from David Lynch to The Matrix) Backrooms is Gen Z’s 90s Hard-On Manifested on the Big Screen
The ooh’s and ahh’s over Kane Parsons’ directorial debut, Backrooms, are not entirely unwarranted. After all, it’s no secret that society finds everything to be [Read More…]
On the Outside Looking In or On the Inside Looking Out?: I Saw the TV Glow
Because we live in a time where it has never been less possible to avoid the propensity for “pastiche,” it’s no wonder that Jane Schoenbrun’s [Read More…]
Dark City: The Matrix’s Underappreciated Precursor
For some reason, Dark City remains little revered or appreciated not only as a standalone film, but as something of the unwitting source material for [Read More…]
There’s A Fine Line Between Paradise and Hell: Don’t Worry Darling
When the grandsons of Dick Van Dyke come up with a story about the glorious mid-century era, perhaps one is quick to take their view [Read More…]
Wasted Latex: Madonna’s Brush With The Matrix
Madonna is known to casually drop bombs in interviews over the past few years in a manner that’s all very, “Oh what, you didn’t know?” [Read More…]
Carrie Bradshaw Lives Inside The Matrix, Ergo New York Is The Matrix
Cogito, ergo sum. That’s the philosophical aphorism Descartes left us with. But no one said that just because you think, you’re actually delving into what’s [Read More…]
