The “rags to riches” story is one that has been done more times than we can count. Just this year, we’ve had A Star is Born and Bohemian Rhapsody to showcase the consequences of international stardom. Now, we have Vox…
Private Life Movie Review: Charming but tedious in execution
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) is rarely discussed because critics don’t regard it as a “natural birth.” You either conceive your own child or adopt, but god forbid anyone injects shots and meds in their ass to increase their chances of…
Sundance 2018 Review: Private Life
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) is rarely discussed because critics don’t regard it as a “natural birth.” You either conceive your own child or adopt, but god forbid anyone injects shots and meds in their ass to increase their chances of…
Movie Review: Landline
Gillian Robespierre delighted audiences with her debut feature, Obvious Child, in 2014. With her co-writer, Elizabeth Holm, and her star, Jenny Slate, she created a pro-choice comedy that was both sharp and controversial. Her sophomore feature, Landline has Robespierre teaming…
Movie Review: Tomorrow Ever After
Tomorrow Ever After is a really, truly, inescapably bad movie, primarily due to its director and star Ela Thier spreading herself far, far too thin in its production. Some filmmaker/actors can direct themselves. Thier cannot.
The Film Canon: Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)
SPOILERS AHEAD Middle school was hell for me. And don’t try to say that middle school wasn’t hell for you because I know you’re lying. Middle school sucked for everyone, some more than others. When I first saw Welcome to…