Tag: Quentin Tarantino
Sadly, There’s Nothing Heretical About Heretic
For a movie with a title as “provocative” as Heretic, one might be expecting the ultimate message of the story to be, well, heretical. In [Read More…]
The Promising Young Woman Vibes of Strange Darling
Although JT Mollner might have given the world a feature length debut that was a Western (specifically, Outlaws and Angels), he was so clearly destined [Read More…]
Sabrina Carpenter and Jenna Ortega Compete Over Mid White Guy in Death Becomes Her-Inspired “Taste” Video
Some might initially be led to believe that Sabrina Carpenter’s video for her third single from Short n’ Sweet, “Taste,” is Quentin Tarantino-oriented with its [Read More…]
Maxxxine: What Ryan Murphy Wishes He Could Do
Over the past decade, Ryan Murphy has positioned himself as the “go-to” for all things campy/pop culture-oriented. More than that, all things “retro” pop culture-oriented. [Read More…]
The Fall Guy Blows Up Tom Cruise’s Braggadocio and Quentin Tarantino’s Tributes to Stuntmen
As far as movies that acknowledge the importance of stuntmen (because no one thinks of this as a profession for stuntwomen, clearly), the only one [Read More…]
SZA’s “Kill Bill” Video: A Sequel, of Sorts, to the Equally Tarantino-Influenced “Shirt”
By now, paying homage to Quentin Tarantino movies in music videos and songs has been done to death (no pun intended, or whatever). Among others, [Read More…]
SZA & Clyde: The “Shirt” Video Offers a Variation on Bonnie and Clyde and Pulp Fiction With Far More Betrayal Involved
Every time SZA comes out of the woodwork, it always seems to be worth the wait (case in point: “I Hate U”). And her latest [Read More…]
A New, More Believable Harold and Maude: Licorice Pizza
It’s something few directors can do—keep a viewer engaged throughout a long, meandering story that ultimately brings one back to the start. The start, in [Read More…]
The Implications of Quentin Tarantino Having A Child
Just when you thought there was for once, at least one man in this world who could be content enough to ride on the laurels [Read More…]
When the Oscars Were Interesting (In the 90s)
It’s hard to pinpoint when, exactly, the Oscars became so intolerably dull. Was it after Björk’s swan dress? After Ellen bought everyone in the audience [Read More…]
