It always amazes me when someone says that he or she hasn’t seen Young Frankenstein. It confounds me. Seriously, what kind of childhood did you have if no one ever showed you this? You know what? Fuck it. We’re covering … Continue reading →
I love Sebastian Schipper. Anything I see him in as an actor, he manages to nail (Tom Tykwer’s 3 immediately springs to mind, and if you haven’t watched that film, you are missing some damn fine performances and one hell … Continue reading →
This week, I’m recommending 2009’s Pirate Radio. It’s about a group of DJs that play rock music from a boat in the 1960s when you couldn’t broadcast it from the mainland in Britain. Not everyone likes this film, and I’m … Continue reading →
You know what’s a dirty, good time? A soap opera. God do I hate admitting that one out loud. When I was a kid, my mother used to watch Guiding Light. Holden was hot shit at my house when I … Continue reading →
Shout out to my wonderful, patient friend Wes (HI WES!), who suggested Bradley D. King’s 2014 film Time Lapse. As in, months ago. That became a running joke with us, that would go something like this: Wes (typing sweetly): “I … Continue reading →
A huge part of the movie going experience is to have fun. So often, we forget to let go and have a good time because we’re too busy checking someone out or picking apart a plot hole, or a shoddy … Continue reading →
Typically, I recommend a movie, not a series. I’m going to break with that tradition today to talk about a great, 6-episode series called Her Story. Her Story features the challenges of the dating lives of trans and gay women. … Continue reading →
In a rare moment of politics here, I will say flat out that this election cycle scares the living shit out of me. Really, our stacked deck of political cards has become ever-so-clear in the Democratic party, and the rampant … Continue reading →
There are certain parts of nature that I like. Love, even: trees, clouds, wind, rainstorms. One thing with which I struggle? Bugs. Not a bug fan. I can respect them and the world of good they do for plants, but … Continue reading →
Before there was Scary Movie, before there was A Haunted House… there was Student Bodies. Mickey Rose’s 1981 spoof manages to touch upon the hallmarks of a slasher film with as much snark as the day is long. This one … Continue reading →
