Where Are the Women? In the Heart of the Sea
Men have adventures, face fear and danger, and grow as people, while women do nothing but stand by their sides with brave smiles on their faces.
In the Heart of the Sea movie review: here be monsters (and whales)
Solid, old-school man-versus-nature adventure melodrama, with a simmering green awareness; rollicking, smart, breathtaking, and sobering.
London photo: something fishy at Harrods
Servant of Cthulhu in the food hall.
London photo: tower of champagne
At the Moët British Independent Film Awards after party, which I had the pleasure of attending last night.
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.
