Tag: Cameron Crowe
Squinting Hard Enough to See the Feminist Slant of Almost Famous
In 2000, when Harvey Weinstein was still experiencing his raping and pillaging glory days, it was, in all honesty, almost impossible to think of a [Read More…]
Bradley Cooper Persists in His Typecast as The Bad Boy Gone Good in Burnt a.k.a. Aloha 2
As Bradley Cooper’s filmography continues to expand, it’s surprising to find that rather than opting for the expected stereotype of someone with an aesthetic such [Read More…]
Audiences Were Too Quick to Say Goodbye to Aloha
Cameron Crowe has gotten a bad review for essentially every movie he’s done since Elizabethtown (or, depending who you ask, Vanilla Sky). In his twenties, [Read More…]
1992: The Year of Sexual Revolution in Film
While some might find the films of the 1990s to be a bit, shall we say, hokey, there are actually a plethora of cinematic endeavors [Read More…]
The Best Movies In Which Musicianship Is A Key Plot Point
The life of a musician is no easy existence, particularly if he struggles to find an audience that understands and appreciates his work. The filmic [Read More…]
John Cusack: The Perfect White Boy
If you’ve ever heard the age old aphorism, “White boys care,” then surely you must know that John Cusack pioneered the concept. His film roles [Read More…]