In 2019 I am at a strange point in my life, where I no longer hold Oscar bait in high regard, where most of the new releases I see are on Netflix, and most of the movie tickets I buy are for films that were released forty to fifty years prior.
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In 2019 I am at a strange point in my life, where I no longer hold Oscar bait in high regard, where most of the new releases I see are on Netflix, and most of the movie tickets I buy are for films that were released forty to fifty years prior.
Create a checklist of items that you need before getting lunch to ensure that you’re well prepared. My lunch runs always precipitate the need for my keys on a lanyard around my neck, my car keys, wallet, phone, the lunch order, a sharpie marker, sunglasses, and gum.
I recently realized that I didn’t have a companion list to my article 5 Weird Women of Old Hollywood, and I honestly felt a little ashamed. If any gender was capable of weirdness back then, it was the men. Their weird behavior ranged from obsessive cleanliness (Clark Gable) to a need for manipulative control (Alec Guinness) and everything in between.
Horror lovers can’t get enough of Jason Voorhees: He’s big, he’s mysterious, and his hulking frame moves soundlessly through all ten of the original films, the crossover, and the 2009 remake.
One of the more grisly, imaginative, and consistent franchises was the Nightmare on Elm Street films, which were released between 1984 and 1994. Originally helmed by Wes Craven the series saw child molester and murderer Freddy Krueger entering the dreams of teenagers and killing them to perpetuate vengeance against their parents for burning him alive.
The best television comedies of all time have basically been decided by the gods of Variety, Slate, The AV Club, and Ranker, so I won’t try to undermine their wisdom on the subject. What I do want to turn your attention to, is the fact that sometimes the weird little quirky comedies of yore have not, and do not, get the respect they deserve.
Murder, She Wrote was an hour long weekly crime show that ran for 12 seasons on CBS; from 1984-1996. Angela Lansbury starred as Jessica Fletcher, a former English teacher who is widowed, and then becomes a bestselling mystery writer.
Short film is completely ignored as an art form in today’s mediascape. The closet thing we have to a short film industry is YouTube, whose videos either come from vloggers, film critics, or popular clips from talk shows.
Among the legions of golden haired beauties with scarlet lips lay weird women in hiding, beautiful and seductive yet secretly very interesting and intelligent.
Disclaimer: I have not watched all of Daredevil or Iron Fist, mostly because they look really boring. I know that they are the members of The Defenders with the most interesting powers, but they look like two flavorless white boys, and I’m just not interested.
Everybody wants to be better read, have seen the right films, and binged the right kind of television shows. We as humans have to consume art, as a function of being human beings. In that spirit, we want to consume the best art possible
Female directors make money at the box office and have been tasked with supposedly male-centric content. Here is a list of female directors who are currently working in Hollywood and are prime examples of true artists in their own right.
When I am talking about the worst, I don’t mean the movies that are so bad they’re good. I am not talking about “Plan 9 from Outer Space,” or “The Room,” or “Troll 2,” which is actually one of my favorite films. No, I am talking about the films that were so ridiculously bad that they actually angered me.
Horror has always played a huge role in my movie watching experiences. Each of these entries came to me at a different time in my life. I remember watching “Halloween” on the last Halloween I went trick or treating, ending my childhood and ushering in my adult sensibilities.
While mysteries featuring any gendered protagonist are interesting, women often bring something special to the table. It can be their cunning, their personal experiences, or just their ability to seem matronly and innocent when they are actually a master sleuth.
Bad movies are their own genre. A film can be bad because the principle talent is amateurish, or because it tries to please everyone and so pleases no one. It can be racist, sexist, or just plain lazy with its humor.
While I don’t generally make it to the theater that often I try my darndest, and this year was no exception. A lot of great films came out in 2015, and there’s a lot I still have to see (Oscar bait especially). In no particular order here are ten of my favorite films released this year.
essica and Kilgrave’s relationship started when he decided to manipulate her via mind control (after seeing her powers in action). No time during the relationship does Jessica give consent, which is a major aspect of abuse in the real world. Not only does this show give a voice to survivors of these relationships, but reveals the true danger of a abuser's charisma.
Why wait until October to get into the Halloween spirit? There are tons of shows on Netflix and other platforms that you can watch all year long to get seriously spooked. Some of the best television shows have been creepy, scary, or downright disturbing. Here is a list of shows to get you in the Halloween spirit, or maybe just to binge watch at your leisure.
