Tag: 90s movies
A Dave Plot Afoot
The conspiracy theories that have abounded in the wake of Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis have been plentiful. And among the most absurd, of course, is [Read More…]
“Not Economically Viable”: The Lessons of Falling Down Remain Unlearned
Considering that screenwriter Ebbe Roe Smith himself was born in Southern California, he knew all too well the ripple effect that transpired when the aerospace [Read More…]
Billie Eilish’s “No Time To Die” Video Offers A Lounge Singer Trope & Not Much Else
Where music videos for Bond themes are concerned, there has been no shortage of memorable ones. From Duran Duran’s “A View To A Kill” with [Read More…]
Alan Parker and Evita
Alan Parker was a filmmaker more selective than your average. His undeniable status as an auteur has perhaps gone too long unacknowledged save for in [Read More…]
Unable to Get A Mean Girls Reunion, Lindsay Lohan Settles For A The Parent Trap One
After years of being the most desperate cast member–despite being the film’s “star” (though we all know it was Rachel McAdams)–to finagle a Mean Girls [Read More…]
Dangerous Minds: The Rare Conundrum of A Movie Being Offensively Condescending & Also Good
From the moment LouAnne Johnson (Michelle Pfeiffer) walks into the classroom of Parkmont High, she is branded as “white bread” by the students she’s been [Read More…]
“You Want a Dorito?” How The Doom Generation Captured the American Ability to File Away Trauma
If anyone has ever mastered the art of disaffection and its immortalization in the pop culture oeuvre, it’s Generation X. Or what Gregg Araki billed [Read More…]
Mondo Bullshittio #4: Judging the Mom From What’s Eating Gilbert Grape When That’s What the World Has Devolved To
In a series called Mondo Bullshittio, let’s talk about some of the most glaring hypocrisies in pop culture… and all that it affects. The 90s. [Read More…]
12 Monkeys & The Cassandra Complex: Why Having Foresight Makes No Difference in Trying to Stop a Pandemic
As the coronavirus rages on its world tour without signs of slowing down (despite the lies China is likely telling about no more reported cases), [Read More…]
That Night: A Long Island Romeo and Juliet
In 1961, there wasn’t much in the way of excitement on Long Island (there still isn’t really). For ten-year-old Alice Bloom (Eliza Dushku, in her [Read More…]
