Zombieland: De-fanging the Film Zombie
Trying to define what qualifies as a horror movie is an impossible task, so naturally…
Madonna and Julius: A Cinematic Retrospective – WHO’S THAT GIRL? (1987)
Madonna When we last left Madonna, she was cinematically floundering in chicken shit, but scoring…
The Sexual Chaos of WETLANDS
Wetlands isn’t your father’s teen sex comedy. The teen sex comedy has always been fascinated with…
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 Pleasures and Perils of SHANGHAI SURPRISE
I’ve actually been meaning to catch up with Shanghai Surprise for some time: growing up…
Madonna and Julius: A Cinematic Retrospective – SHANGHAI SURPRISE (1986)
Madonna When we last left Madonna in March of 1985, she had already released her…
Madonna and Julius: A Cinematic Retrospective – DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN (1985)
Madonna This story begins in 1983. Not for me, as I was far too young…
REPO CHICK (2009): An Apologia of Sorts
Alex Cox is a Brit from Liverpool whose first feature was about the punk scene…
The Anti-Politics of IN THE LOOP
As a side note to all the discussion on politics in film going on this…
Is WITCHING AND BITCHING Genius Satire or an MRA Manifesto?
If you’re not familiar with the works of Alex de la Iglesia, the best way…