London photo: tower of champagne
At the Moët British Independent Film Awards after party, which I had the pleasure of attending last night.
Month: December 2015
Where Are the Women? Krampus
While some of the nastily gendered humor here is initially positioned as worthy of punishment, eventually it is cast as just another lovable family quirk.
Krampus movie review: holiday horror
There’s no mythological weight behind this flick’s anti-Santa. This is more like a standard slasher horror, its baddie on a rampage of arbitrary carnage.
Doctor Who blogging: “Hell Bent”
“Nothing’s sad till it’s over.” So Steven Moffat has just told us that nothing can ever be sad on his Doctor Who. Because nothing is ever goddamn over.
London photos: Fortnum & Mason’s Christmas windows
The Christmas windows at fancy grocery store Fortnum & Mason are always little fantasylands of yummy comestibles. And this year is no exception.
Where Are the Women? Victor Frankenstein
There is only one female character, and she is here to be adored, rescued, and to tell the male protagonist how absolutely brilliant and perfect he is.
Victor Frankenstein movie review: monster mush
A riff on the Hollywood conventions of a story we know very well already, with little new to say. James McAvoy’s mad scientist is fun to watch, though.
London photos: peacock Christmas lights
On ritzy Bond Street.
Janis: Little Girl Blue documentary review: the painful soul of the music
A compassionate, intimate unpacking of the legend of Janis Joplin that reveals the troubled influences on the force-of-nature singer she willed into being.
London photo: Disney Christmas tree horror
The Disney Christmas tree at St. Pancras train station. I’m afraid it may be a terrible lure intended to draw unsuspecting children into an unholy maw.
