PARIS IS BURNING and the abundance of context
“I remember my dad saying that everybody has three strikes in this world. Every black…
“Continue down your mistaken path”: FEAR AND DESIRE (1953)
Looking back at the early work of a great, unified artist tempts one to read…
What the fuck did I just watch? SPHERE
In 1998, Solaris was an experience barely known outside certain geek circles. As a science-fiction…
“Hear Me Roar” – Part 7: 3 WOMEN
What is noticeable about the women-centered films that have been discussed in this series is…
“Hear Me Roar” – Part 6: AN UNMARRIED WOMAN
Previously, we have looked at films that feature the hopeful beginning of a marriage and…
When Comedy Fails: a Conversation on HUSBANDS AND WIVES (1992)
“But Miles, meaningful relationships between men and women don’t last. That was proven by science.…
“Hear Me Roar” – Part 5: GIRL FRIENDS
An especially wrongful cliché about feminism is that it promotes the advancement of women at…
“Hear Me Roar” – Part 4: A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE
It seems hardly a coincidence that the looser construction of film narratives in the 70s…
FIFTY SHADES OF GREY (2015)
8:30 pm. Do I go? Do I not go? Fifty Shades of Grey is playing…
Scorsese’s Inferno: THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
We’ve seen this movie before. We start in the middle of the story. Going back,…