Banqueting With AUNTIE MAME: A Women’s+ Canon Article
One of the main ways the Canon is passed along, in the absence of serious…
Captain Marvel Has A Great Mixture of Cosmic Weirdness And Character-Driven Poignancy
Remember how twelve years ago Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer turned Galactus into…
The Women’s+ Canon: NINOTCHKA
It’s fascinating to me that there’s actually a Hitler joke in Ninotchka. Toward the beginning…
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Closes Out This Fantasy Trilogy In Style
DreamWorks Animation loves sequels almost as much as Disney loves remaking classic animated movies as…
What the F? Babalugats on SOLARIS
Since Cinemascore began operation in 1979 only 19 films have received the lowest score. In…
Year of the Month: ADVISE AND CONSENT
Advise and Consent is a notable example of subtext—Gay Panic—overpowering the text. Envisioned as a…
The Lead Character of Alita: Battle Angel Packs A Wallop, The Movie Overall, Less So
After more than two decades of production, Alita: Battle Angel has finally made its way…
Year of the Month: I know where you’re from, but where do you belong?: Modest Mouse, THE MOON & ANTARCTICA
(Yes, it’s for January. Whatever, who cares.) I’m lucky in that our Year of the…
Doug’s Cinematic Firsties: The Best Years of Our Lives Mostly Works As An Ambitious Contemplation of Post-WWII American Society
Doug’s Cinematic Firsties is a recurring series wherein Douglas Laman (A.K.A. NerdInTheBasement) will review a…
2018 Double Features: THE HATE U GRADE
Ploughman here. Miller has been making some intriguing double features out of films from the…