Survivor movie review: security theater
If there’s a thriller to be found in international travel regulations, this is not it. Makes a mockery of the unsung heroes it’s meant to celebrate.
Month: June 2015
London photo: upside down building
Sadly, it is about to be demolished.
Where Are the Women? McFarland USA (aka McFarland)
Behold yet another stock supportive wife: noble, long-suffering, making the best of the messes her husband is constantly getting their family into. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
McFarland USA (aka McFarland) movie review: run and deliver
“Put Kevin Costner in it and you’ve got a sporty Stand and Deliver. The script writes itself.”
In the Name of My Daughter movie review: suspenseless Riviera
Not even Catherine Deneuve can save this dramatically inert soap opera of corruption and obsession, which does not even resolve its central mystery.
London photo: I don’t know much about architecture…
…but I know that this is ugly as hell. Why would anyone do this?
a few thoughts about Game of Thrones S05 E08 (“Hardhome”) and open thread
I was all like, Hey, look at all this interesting stuff happening with some folks, and then it all goes to hell.
Forbidden Films: The Hidden Legacy of Nazi Film documentary review: the power of propaganda
A frustrating movie in some ways, but an important reminder of the power of cinema to manipulate and seduce us, and not always for the better.
Where Are the Women? Spy
A fantastic example of how casting women in roles that could have been played by men adds layers of cultural commentary that wouldn’t otherwise be present. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
Spy movie review: the other gals
Does some wonderfully seditious feminist things while also being funny as hell. Finally, we are asked to laugh with Melissa McCarthy, not at her.
