Scenic Routes: SHOWGIRLS (1995)
MAJOR Trigger Warnings Showgirls is a special failure. Very special. Verhoeven has the highest aspirations…
PRIMARY COLORS – A Mike Nichols Film
With the passing of the seminal director Mike Nichols, I’d like to take the opportunity…
SHOWGIRLS 2: PENNY’S FROM HEAVEN (2011)
Rena Riffel is pissed off. I guess I would be too. You spend 5 years…
SHOWGIRLS (1995): A Journey
Reviewing Showgirls 19 years after its failure is difficult. Unless you’ve been living under a rock,…
Cinerama won’t save us this time
In the Seattle area, we have a real-life Cinerama. It’s one of four left in…
When Puppets Are For Everyone
So I’ve been watching a lot of Sesame Street lately. Or, more accurately, a lot…
History Resists Explanation: The Opening Sequence of Michael Mann’s ALI
It’s for a good reason that biopics are frequently looked down upon as the redheaded…
Approaching The Tree of Life (Review)
Full Disclosure: Its taken me years to watch Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life (2011).…
THE SHIELD’s Final Season: eps. 8/9, “Parricide”/”Moving Day”
Given the heavily serialized nature of The Shield, it’s necessary to discuss future episodes to fully…
THE SHIELD, Scenic Route #3: POV
This essay analyzes a single scene from “Parricide” in terms of style; for the full…