Give Nick Cage a Break and Check Out Mandy
With the approaching release and rave reviews of “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,” generations of movie watchers are finally ...
Tag: Critical Takes
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Insecure: A Cultural Milestone
Since its debut last October, the HBO series Insecure has been a hit. Following the dating adventures, work fiascos, and ... -
How “It” Reinvigorates The Horror Genre
The horror genre is one that catches a lot of negativity for it’s inherently evil subject matter and it’s necessity ... -
Only with the Heart
The Little Prince, otherwise known as Le Petite Prince is a novella published in 1943 by the late author, Antoine ... -
the Mid-’90s Female Bildungsroman, Part 2 : “Party Girl”, Adornment, and the Sublimation of Femme Intelligence
“Party Girl” (1995), Parker Posey’s feature debut, has the dubious honor of being the first commercial comedy-drama film to be ... -
Can “Terminator” be Great Again?
Over the past 32 years, the world has received five different Terminator films, vastly ranging in quality. The first film, ... -
Two or Three thoughts on “Gay Film”
1. The English language abducted the word “queer” from the Germans around the time English became an entity of large ... -
The Mid-’90s Female Bildungsroman, Part 1: “Muriel’s Wedding” and the Poles of Female Embodiment
When I first saw the film “Matilda” with my family in 1998, my brothers insisted that I looked just like ... -
Aqua Something Blog Post Whatever
WARNING: ADULT SWIM MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL THAT PARENTS MIGHT NOT FIND SUITABLE FOR VIEWERS UNDER THE AGE OF SEVENTEEN. I ... -
Celebrating LGBT History Month
[Over the next few weeks, in celebration of LGBT History Month, I will be highlighting films that attempt, in at ...