help bring What We Do in the Shadows to theaters across the US
The stars and filmmakers, Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, are raising money on Kickstarter. Sucks that the industry won’t support this brilliant movie.
London photo: swanky hotel
In the bar at the Bulgari hotel in Knightsbridge…
Pump documentary review: it’s a gas
You will be shocked, I am sure, to discover that Big Oil has put its profits before all else (including you).
Where Are the Women? Ex Machina
Sleek futuristic imagery aside, this is a regressive representation of sexualized, victimized womanhood that’s meant to be titillating. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
Where Are the Women? Mortdecai
Oh, there are lots of women here. And they’re either anonymous slavering sex machines or ridiculous perfect goddesses elevated on an absurd pedestal. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
New York photo: “New York is dying”
I was rather alarmed to see this dramatic ad on the subway…
Where Are the Women? The Gambler
This is a great example of how movies typically want nothing to do with women unless they’re propping up a man. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
Ex Machina movie review: damselbot in distress
There’s nothing fresh or even usefully true in its cartoonish dichotomy about men, but this pseudo-SF flick will expound upon it with pretentious tedium.
New York photo: mailbox robot
I can’t pinpoint why, but I really like this bit of art graffiti.
The Gambler movie review: to bet, or not to bet?
It doesn’t quite work as a package, but Wahlberg is a real pleasure to watch as he crafts a portrait of a tormented anti-hero with an apparent death wish.
