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Monthly Archives: July 2015

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Weekend Movies: Five Reasons to Watch In The Mood For Love

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on July 30, 2015 by Erin MiskellJune 12, 2016

I love Wong Kar-Wai. He captures what it means to be human so well. He can nail the full depth of feeling and bring you to a place that can only be described as achingly human – beautiful, painful, feeling. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Love story, Weekend Movies

Worth the Ban? Abortion and Torture in Imprint and Pro-Life

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on July 29, 2015 by Erin MiskellJune 12, 2016

The Masters of Horror series came up in discussion after I wrote about Incident On and Off a Mountain Road. The inevitable happened: a talk about why Takashi Miike’s installment, Imprint, was not aired. It was labeled controversial, and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Horror, Taboo

Happy Together: Polyamory As Happy Ending in 3

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on July 27, 2015 by Erin MiskellJune 12, 2016

A question that’s been coming up in some circles lately is whether or not polyamorous marriage will be allowed now that same-sex marriage has been legalized. A staggering amount of people don’t realize what that is, or have it some … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beautiful, Love story

Saturday Shorts: One-Minute Time Machine

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on July 25, 2015 by Erin MiskellJune 12, 2016

The first edition of the Sploid Short Film Festival is upon us, which means that there will be some interesting little nuggets of gold available to us in the name of friendly competition. I found this one and immediately thought, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Saturday shorts

Weekend Movies: The Spoils of Babylon

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on July 23, 2015 by Erin MiskellJune 12, 2016

I know, this one isn’t technically a movie. However, I’m really surprised that just about every person I meet has been putting off watching this one – they mean to watch, they hear good things, blah blah blah. Bottom line: … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged funny, Weekend Movies

No Means No, Not “Get Started and I’ll Change My Mind”: The Rape In Cemetery Man

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on July 22, 2015 by Erin MiskellJune 12, 2016

I like Cemetery Man; really, I do. Michele Soavi has an eye for color (that seems to be a running theme of Italian cinema). It has a humor and style that’s always appealed to me. The shot of Valentina’s glass … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Rape, WTF

Choppy Waters: Blue is the Warmest Colour Edition

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on July 20, 2015 by Erin MiskellJune 12, 2016

Full disclosure: I was going to write something lovely about how Blue Is the Warmest Colour explores the heady experience of falling in love, how it takes a long look at someone’s same-sex experience, and how it honestly deals with … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Choppy waters; What the hell happened?

Saturday Shorts: Kosmos

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on July 18, 2015 by Erin MiskellJune 12, 2016

My good friend, Jeremy Thompson, is an artist and photographer (and a pretty good one on both counts). He’s always paraphrasing a commencement speech Neil Gaiman gave: make more art. No matter what, Jeremy is always making art, because the … Continue reading →

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Weekend Movies: Five Reasons to Watch Black Christmas (1974)

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on July 16, 2015 by Erin MiskellJune 12, 2016

Walking past a Hallmark store this past weekend, I was more than a little surprised to see a blazing Christmas display. Front and center, a huge tree with ornaments. All it was missing was a spotlight. In JULY. Now I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Horror, Weekend Movies

The Building of the Self: Indictments of Femininity in Dumplings

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on July 15, 2015 by Erin MiskellJune 12, 2016

I recently found out that Bai Ling is 48 years old. FORTY-EIGHT. Vampire, I tell you. Which makes it all the more fitting that she played a woman in her sixties that appears to be barely-30 in Dumplings, an offering … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Feminine, Horror, Motherhood

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