London photo: but print is dead
I dunno. Print does seem dead to me. But I still see newsstands like this all over London.
Month: April 2015
Where Are the Women? The Last Five Years
Yes, there’s a female coprotagonist here, but she is all about lamenting the demise of her romantic partnership with a man. At least she also has a career. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
The Last Five Years movie rating: red light
An unpleasant couple sings ridiculously on-the-nose lyrics about the collapse of a romance that we are given no way to sympathize with or understand.
Where Are the Women? The Town That Dreaded Sundown
The traditional “last girl” of the horror genre moves to the center of the film, where she is in charge of her own story, a positive move for the genre. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
Where Are the Women? The Salvation
Does your movie’s plot need a nudge? Male protagonist and male villain need some feels? Why not try raping some women? [This post is not behind the paywall.]
Where Are the Women? Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
From his own daughter to a female hotel manager, women exist in this story solely to make the male protagonist feel better about himself. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
London car: rubber car
Either this car thinks it’s Batman, or someone is inordinately worried about nicks and dents.
The Town That Dreaded Sundown movie review: self-slashing
This isn’t only another rote slasher movie, full of ridiculous coincidences and obvious red herrings: it’s actually worse than that, yet thinks it’s clever.
The Salvation movie review: manifest density
Nearly Blazing Saddles without the jokes: all genre conventions with none of the fun, just your inescapable expectations met around every sun-blighted corner.
The Reconstruction of William Zero (aka The Proxy) movie rating: red light
Thematically ambitious cloning drama wants to explore the personal ramifications of a new technology but falls down where it needs to be strongest…
