Category: Film
The Pros and Cons of “Like A Prayer” in Deadpool & Wolverine
Madonna hasn’t been shy about wanting her music catalogue to be appreciated by “the next generation.” In a 2022 interview with Variety, she even stated [Read More…]
Trump Brings Back the Worst of the 80s
Although some could argue that Ronald Reagan’s oppressive regime in the 1980s is part of what fueled better pop culture than the schlock of the [Read More…]
The First Rom-Com to Spring From One of the Ultimate Conspiracy Theories: Fly Me to the Moon
As more and more movies seem to be returning to the past as a means to avoid how conflict-free a script can become thanks to [Read More…]
“Daddy! Mommy! Save Me From the Hell of Living!”: Longlegs
As the 90s seem to be seizing hold of the box office this summer (with Twister also reanimating as Twisters), it’s only right that someone [Read More…]
Twisters Hardly Blows Away Twister
Although Twisters might have gotten the coveted stamp of approval from none other than Steven Spielberg himself, one doesn’t really need to even see the [Read More…]
Inside Out 2: Perhaps Even More Anti-San Francisco Than Inside Out Due to Entirely Excluding the City From the Narrative
While the first Inside Out was a patently anti-San Francisco movie, the sequel has proven to perhaps be even less generous—dare one even say, actually [Read More…]
Inside Out 2: When You Grow Up, Your Heart Dies
The world was a vastly different place nine years ago, when the first Inside Out was released. Though, at the time, it might have felt [Read More…]
The Bikeriders Ending: Not Necessarily a “Happy” One
Because The Bikeriders is filled with so much death and tragedy, it’s to be expected that writer-director Jeff Nichols might want to throw the audience [Read More…]
“Ride” and The Bikeriders: An Obvious Match
Although Jeff Nichols’ latest film, The Bikeriders, is absolutely correct in wielding The Shangri-Las’ “Out in the Streets” as the constant musical refrain throughout the [Read More…]
The Bikeriders: America in Decay and Contentious Generational Divides Have Long Been a Motif of the Nation
One wonders, sometimes, if there was ever truly a period in U.S. history that was “golden,” so much as the nation being in an ever-increasing [Read More…]
