Tag: Ingmar Bergman
May December Cuts to the Core of American Culture’s Love of Real-Life Trauma As “Entertainment”
There was a time in the 90s where it seemed one couldn’t avoid a tabloid (whether in print or TV) headline about a teacher’s “inappropriate [Read More…]
Crisis in Six Scenes–Scenes From A Marriage It Is Not
“I was just thinking maybe I should dump this whole idiotic television series thing and, you know, give one last shot to writing the book.” [Read More…]
Dear Black People, Dear White People Is the Cultural Paradigm Shift/Compensation For Madea You’ve Been Waiting For
It would be easy for “white folk” to take Dear White People the wrong way, to interpret it as a sort of propaganda designed to [Read More…]
Ingmar Bergman and the Contentment of Depression
As a citizen of one of the allegedly “happiest” countries in the world, it seems a hair ironic that Ingmar Bergman should direct such grim, [Read More…]
Take A Dip: Films With Iconic Beach Scenes
What is it about the beach that’s so cathartic? The water? The endless grains of sand? Or the easy potential for drowning? Whatever it is, [Read More…]
