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Film Fridays: On David Lynch
When I dream, it always looks and feels like I am living in a film. They always begin in media res. I never know what’s happened before, but I intrinsically know what to do next, even though I never make the physical choice to take that!-->…
Film Review: “Thelma and Louise”
Directed by Ridley Scott and with an Oscar-winning screenplay written by Callie Khouri, "Thelma and Louise" is a film that I cherish. Released in 1991, the film was originally intended to be a low-budget independent fare produced and!-->…
Film Review: “X” Marks the Spot
It's been over a year since Ti West's "X" was released, and I'm still pissed I didn't see it in a theatre. I wanted to, but I had no one to go with, and this isn't exactly a movie you want to be spotted excitedly seeing by yourself,!-->…
Film Review: “Strange Way of Life”
In the early 2000s, Pedro Almodóvar turned down an offer to direct “Brokeback Mountain” out of fear that Hollywood wouldn’t be ready for what his much more unabashedly gay and colorful interpretation would have been. As someone who likes!-->…
Women and Witchcraft: Revisiting The Craft (1996)
'Tis the season for classic horror films, and Andrew Fleming's "The Craft" is more relevant than ever. "The Craft" is a spellbinding story of four girls who get caught up in a world of dark magic and confusing adolescence.!-->…
Film Review: “The Favourite”
Yorgos Lanthimos's 2018 feature "The Favourite" is a film that I think deserves more flowers. Sure, it got some when it was released, and Olivia Colman won a well-deserved Oscar for Best Actress. But to me, it is not enough! I tend to like!-->…
“American Psycho:” Misunderstood Masterpiece
Last summer, I had the absolute treat of seeing Mary Harron’s “American Psycho” in theatres for a special screening. I was in the indie theatre I frequent, and the room the theatre reserves for special screenings is especially tiny — there!-->…
Film Review: In Theaters, “Bottoms” Is Top Dog
I am going to be severely restraining myself in this review. I was AMPED to see "Bottoms" since its announcement, even when it was merely a blank poster and plot description with Emma Seligman and Rachel Sennott's names attached. I'm a!-->…