The Sexual Chaos of WETLANDS
Wetlands isn’t your father’s teen sex comedy. The teen sex comedy has always been fascinated with…
The Future Arrived Too Early in SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW
This week marks ten years since the release of Sky Captain and the World of…
The Unoriginal Thrills of YOU’RE NEXT
How does one review a movie that you can’t decide whether it’s a tease, a…
“The fix is in:” QUIZ SHOW at 20
When Robert Redford’s Quiz Show was released in 1994, it was interpreted as (among other…
Underground Showcase: DEATH SPA
In 1989, the grindhouse market had become the straight-to-video market. With the change of distribution also…
LAST DAYS IN VIETNAM and the Doc Question: Does Style Matter?
Can something be a great documentary… and a so-so film? And is a documentary that’s…
MS. 45 (1981): 33 Years Ahead
[Trigger Warnings] Watching Ms. 45 from the point of view of August 2014, a full 33 years…
Thirty Years Later, BOLERO Surprises With Throwback Charm, Charming Insanity
March 25, 1985 at the Vine Street Elementary School in Hollywood saw the six-award sweep…
Complicit (2013)
Complicit is one of the most uncomfortable films I’ve seen. It sounds like a grandiose, melodramatic…
REPO CHICK (2009): An Apologia of Sorts
Alex Cox is a Brit from Liverpool whose first feature was about the punk scene…