From the pool party dive in Boogie Nights inspired by Mikhail Kalatozov’s I Am Cuba to the …
Red States and Blue States: Anderson’s ‘Punch-Drunk Love’ and an Ode to Godard Read More »
In his relatively short time directing films, Paul Thomas Anderson …
I still remember the first time I saw Philip Seymour …
Philip Seymour Hoffman: Undersung and Underpraised Read More »
What more can be said about Philip Seymour Hoffman, especially in the wake of his terribly tragic, premature death? He was perhaps the finest actor of his generation, he was deeply loved in his community, and he was a partner, a father.
An actor leaving us is the most strange of phenomenon. There is some solace in that, leaving behind a rich and diverse body of work, available to be re-watched forever, they do take on a certain unique immortality.
Growing up gay as a suburban teenager in the mid …
A (straight) person’s guide to talking about queer cinema Read More »
Mondo has just announced a poster series based on the …
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Sightseers Directed by Ben Wheatley Written by Steve Oram, Alice …
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*Disclaimer: the following is based on and an expansion of …
Even for those who don’t grow up, your heart may still die Read More »
On January 25, 2007, Onion A.V. Club critic Nathan Rabin inadvertently added a phrase to the movie lexicon. One that would eventually get it’s own Wikipedia page and it’s own NPR story. The Manic Pixie Dream Girl. In his review of Elizabethtown, Rabin said the following of Kirstin Dunst’s character: “Dunst embodies a character type I like to call The Manic Pixie Dream Girl (see Natalie Portman in Garden State for another prime example). The Manic Pixie Dream Girl exists solely in the fevered imaginations of sensitive writer-directors to teach broodingly soulful young men to embrace life and its infinite mysteries and adventures. The Manic Pixie Dream Girl is an all-or-nothing-proposition. Audiences either want to marry her instantly (despite The Manic Pixie Dream Girl being, you know, a fictional character) or they want to commit grievous bodily harm against them and their immediate family.”
90- Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) Directed by Mike Leigh Genre: Comedy / …
The Best Films of the Decade: 2000 – 2009 Part 6 (Revised) Read More »
Undertones: Volume 8 As we approach the end of the …
Before I get to number 49 I feel the need …
The 100 Best Films of the Decade: 2000 – 2009 (part 6) Read More »
A special one hour review on director Paul Thomas Anderson …
