The best original songs of 1990, according to the Academy
Hell yeah, the 90s! I’m excited about this installment because it’s the first since the…
Year of the Month: Adriano Ferreira on THE HAIRDRESSER’S HUSBAND
On paper, The Hairdresser’s Husband (Le Mari de La Coiffeuse) is so simple it shouldn’t…
Year of the Month: David Heineman on Akira Kurosawa, DREAMS, and Collective Memory
For many American film aficionados, Akira Kurosawa belongs to a select cadre of foreign directors,…
Celebrating the Living: June Squibb
There is an assumption that, when a performer first makes a splash in movies late…
Year of the Month: Adam Capitanio (Ad-Rock) on METROPOLITAN, or The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Midway through Whit Stillman’s Metropolitan, Charlie, the wannabe philosopher of the SFRP (“Sally Fowler Rat…
Attention Must Be Paid: Charles Lane
There is currently a very petty edit on his Wikipedia page that, as only some…
When THE SIMPSONS Was Sincere: Bart Gets an “F”
The Simpsons is known for embodying, maybe even inventing, a certain kind of arch nineties…
Disney Byways: Country Bear Jamboree
When I was a child, we went to Disneyland every year. In some parts of…
You’ll Float Down Here – Bhammer100 on STEPHEN KING’S IT
Stephen King’s It is a story about friendship and magic and monsters. It is a…
Noir Vs. Noire: Son of Griff and John Bruni on CITY OF QUARTZ, THE TWO JAKES, and TO SLEEP WITH ANGER (Year of the Month)
“Ugly buildings, politicians and whores all become respectable when they get old enough” …