Tag: film
Tarantino for Los Angeles Mayor
There is no man more suited to the duties of Los Angeles mayor than Quentin Tarantino. His last name even has a semi-Latino vibe that [Read More…]
Friendship Similarities in The 400 Blows and Gossip Girl
François Truffaut’s seminal 1959 film, The 400 Blows, finds Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud) at the mercy of patriarchal authority he can’t stand. His numerous similarities [Read More…]
Movies From the 90s That Deserve More Reverence
We’ve all heard the many laudatory utterances for gasbag movies of the 90s like The English Patient, Schindler’s List, Titanic, Jurassic Park, The Piano, etc. But what [Read More…]
Hate Gwyneth All You Want: She’ll Always Have Margot Tenenbaum
The long-winded backlash against Gwyneth Paltrow has been going on since around the time she first felt the need to invent a website called Goop. [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…]
Why White People Get So Hard for Wes Anderson Movies
There’s something about Wes Anderson that white people love. It’s not merely that all of the auteur’s main characters are white, but it’s his entire [Read More…]
Does the Demise of Moviefone Signify the Demise of Moviegoing?
Moviefone, once the go-to source for movie showtimes, has officially announced that it will no longer be in service. The famous 777-FILM number is no [Read More…]
Ringwaldian
Perhaps only in the 1980s could someone such as Molly Ringwald have been a teen idol. She was pale, redheaded and from Sacramento (not even [Read More…]
John Waters’ Role Models Should Be Yours Too
Not everyone sees John Waters as an exemplary role model. But that doesn’t mean his own personal role models aren’t worth emulating in certain respects. [Read More…]
All The Times Christina Ricci Tried to Play “Normal (or Semi-Normal)” Girls and Failed
Christina Ricci is categorically known for her offbeat film roles and, for this reason, it almost doesn’t make sense when she chooses to play someone [Read More…]
