Tag: Anne Hathaway
The Idea of You Is No Threat to Notting Hill or Even Music and Lyrics
For those who didn’t think (or believe it possible) that there was such a thing as a “Coachella rom-com,” The Idea of You is here [Read More…]
It’s The End of the World As We Know It, And White Liberals Feel Like Shit: Armageddon Time
When one is a child, the world is seen at its clearest—its most straightforward. Because of their innocence and a lack of understanding the “need” [Read More…]
Locked Down: A Narrative Thread as Tenuous as Lockdown Orders Themselves
As Locked Down continues to receive some harsh criticism, including the decree that it’s not the pandemic movie we needed (apparently, only Contagion can still [Read More…]
The Hustle Continues to Accent A Longstanding Issue With the Female Con Movie
While, of course, it’s always “refreshing” to see any scale of a production company throw women a bone by pushing projects through that feature “heroines” [Read More…]
Ocean’s 8, Greek Tragedian Vengeance & the New Hollywood Feminism
While it is easy to write Ocean’s 8 off as another pile of slop in the Hollywood trough, there is, from the outset, a certain [Read More…]
Colossal Might Just Be the Only Movie to Philosophically Address Both Alcoholism and Power
There have been movies about alcoholism in the past, sure. Granted, it’s really only ever been The Lost Weekend that has addressed the matter in [Read More…]
The Nancy Meyers Method
When considering female writer-directors who have truly left an imprint on Hollywood, Nancy Meyers is among the forerunners on the list, the likes of Mary [Read More…]
Nancy Meyers Continues Her Winning Streak With The Intern
Nancy Meyers’ consistent ability to write and direct a film that appeals to the “older” demographic, yet somehow transcends well beyond that to people of [Read More…]
Shakespeare in Love: Kind of More Entertaining Than Romeo & Juliet
Shakespeare in Love, the 1998 film that won the heart of the Academy after snagging a total of seven awards including Best Picture and Best [Read More…]
In Defense of Mandy Moore’s Film Career
We all know there are certain “low-brow” actors (Sandra Bullock used to be one of them, for example). And then there are the pop stars [Read More…]
