Tag: Winona Ryder
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice: Not Quite “Twice As Nice” As the Original (Mainly Because of a Tonal Shift From Bona Fide Weird to Corporate Weird), But Good Enough
In 1988, the movie releases of the day were something of a mixed bag. From titles like Killer Klowns from Outer Space to Who Framed [Read More…]
Lisa Frankenstein: Mary Shelley With a (Tanning Bed) Shock of Heathers
For those seeking to dig up their long-buried romantic side, Lisa Frankenstein arrives at the perfect time: Valentine’s Day. And, although it was released during [Read More…]
When Legacies Are Slightly Obfuscated by White Girls Dancing: Harry Belafonte and Beetlejuice
In the wake of Harry Belafonte’s death on April 25th, there’s no doubt that an embarrassing number of people likely had to be reminded of [Read More…]
If Only One Could “Piggyback” Like Eleven Instead of Getting on a Tin Can to Travel
With the fate of Hawkins and humanity at large at stake (as usual) as the final two movie-length episodes of Stranger Things 4 commence, the [Read More…]
Stranger Things and Petty Things: Still Caring About Personal Bullshit in an End-of-the-World Situation
There are a few instances in the final installment of Stranger Things’ fourth season that, as usual, provide an allegory for what’s happening in the [Read More…]
The More You Ignore Vecna, The Closer He Gets: Stranger Things 4
Just when you think Stranger Things couldn’t possibly top itself, in comes the fourth season with the most cinematic episodes of the series yet (hence, [Read More…]
Ginny & Georgia & Gilmore Girls & Mermaids
It’s easy to see right from the get-go why Ginny & Georgia, the latest hit from Netflix (despite what Taylor thinks), has drawn comparisons to [Read More…]
An Alternate Reality in the Edward Scissorhands Timeline Provides A Fan Fiction Field Day
Surely, we all remember that at the beginning of Tim Burton’s 1990 classic, Edward Scissorhands, Winona Ryder’s character, Kim Boggs, was a grandmother. Telling the [Read More…]
Dandelions and Almond Roca: Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
In 1990, Winona Ryder would continue to fine-tune being typecast as the “outsider” and the “freak” in Jim Abrahams’ Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael. After directing [Read More…]
Megan Thee Stallion Puts Lewis Carroll and Tim Burton in a Cocktail Shaker for “Don’t Stop”
Seemingly not one to ever stop–even after getting shot–Megan Thee Stallion has decided also not to lose the momentum of her collaboration with Cardi B [Read More…]
