It Follows movie review: sexually transmitted dread
Wait. Really? Horror movies are still doing the punishing-girls-for-having-sex thing? Ah, but this is 80s retro, so it’s “okay,” then.
London photo: wavy watery building
All of London is currently under construction…
Where Are the Women? The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Cartoons can be tricky to rate for gender representation… but it’s clear here that the only two female characters fill only limited supporting roles. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel movie review: return visit
There’s not much of a story, just a chance to spend more time with the gang of classy sexy randy oldsters. And that’s just fine.
Focus movie review: con inartistry
Unpleasant, humor free, and contrary to accepted codes of movie morality. And that’s before it shows its hand as a pile of implausible sentimental mush.
London photos: deconstruction project
I suspect they are saving the facade for future use.
Where Are the Women? The Boy Next Door
The villain is a dude who fails to appreciate that sex is not all about what he alone wants. And the film gender-swaps a trope to motivate the protagonist. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
The Boy Next Door movie review: boys will be psychos
Reaches beyond ordinary laughable movie nonsense to create a moment — only one, alas — that will reign in the annals of cheesy cinematic history.
London photo: shop window cat
There is an ironic cat in this window, I swear…
Where Are the Women? Birdman
It’s rare that a film makes it this explicit that women are little more than supporting characters in a man’s story. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
