Coming This Week
If you’re anywhere in the United States, chances are, you got hit with snow this weekend. We’re currently clobbered in a white blanket of the stuff and all I can think of are the jokes Dan makes about coke. This … Continue reading →
Erin Thompson
Weekend Movies: Five Reasons to Watch Empire Records (1995)
The recent uptick in 90s nostalgia is real, man. Part of that might come from the fact that in terms of entertainment, everyone is either dissatisfied with the same old crap getting rehashed/updated (I firmly believe that Clueless can’t be … Continue reading →
Certain Young and Naïve People: Slut Shaming, Victimhood and Throwing Down in Election (1999)
Cards on the table: I am not a fan of AMERICAN CITIZEN Reese Witherspoon. I have not been a Reese Witherspoon fan since 1999, when I saw her get snarky with a reporter who wished her well on her upcoming … Continue reading →
Coming This Week
Oh, the road to accomplishing stuff on the weekends is paved with good intentions, I tell you… This week, we’re heading back to the 90s. We’ll take a look at something that’s always bothered me in Election (1999). Thursday will … Continue reading →
Weekend Movies: Five Reasons to Get Out (2017)
Okay, so I’m recommending something that pretty much everyone has seen. Still, Jordan Peele’s Get Out (2017) is one for the books. People are going to be talking about this film for ages to come, and with good reason: it’s … Continue reading →
Fear and Loathing in Cabrini-Green: The Dangers of Cultural Appropriation in Candyman (1992)
Candyman (1992) has been in the news of late, thanks to the announced remake coming in 2020 from Jordan Peele. The original was written and directed by Bernard Rose, based off Clive Barker’s short story, “The Forbidden,” from one of … Continue reading →
Coming This Week, Plus An Announcement
So I’ve got a little announcement to make… When I first started this site back in 2015, it was as a stress reliever. I looked forward to talking about movies and analyzing them because it brought me joy. And while … Continue reading →
Weekend Movies: Five Reasons to Watch The Thing (1982)
Recently, I realized that, while I’ve analyzed The Thing (1982), I’ve never actually used it as a weekend movie. That needs to be corrected, especially as we’re into the dead of winter here. A classic from John Carpenter, the film … Continue reading →
“We Don’t Need Yours”: The Problem with Forgiveness in Suspiria (2018)
** Warning: This post containers spoilers for a film still relatively new. ** Upfront: while at first distrustful of the updated Suspiria (2018), I came to love it over the course of its two-and-a-half-hour runtime. Luca Guadagnino clearly studied the … Continue reading →
Coming This Week
Ah, the new year is upon us. I guess we should be making resolutions, but I’m not really into those. This week, we’ve got some goodies in store. Tomorrow is the last day of the month, so you know what … Continue reading →