As you may recall, one of my thorniest points of contention in Monster Squad (1987) comes from the whole notion that, to save the day, one must be a virginal female. The problem, I argued, didn’t have anything to do … Continue reading →
The 1989 teenage fantasy film Teen Witch is a combination of guilty pleasure and childhood staple: the damn thing played on HBO all the time growing up, much like Clue, Real Genius, The Worst Witch and Mannequin. The story was … Continue reading →
Last year, I defended the living hell out of the cue card scene in Love, Actually. I still stick to that: it’s not creepy. You know what, though? The movie’s not entirely off the hook. Do I love the different … Continue reading →
