“Before the Law” gives us our first real introduction to one of this season’s best characters, Mike Milligan (played charismatically by Bokeem Woodbine). He works as an enforcer for Joe Bulo of the Kansas City syndicate and is sent to Luverne…
TV Review: Fargo Season 2 Premiere “Waiting for Dutch”
I loved the first season of FX’s Fargo. I loved the ominous tone, the twisted storytelling, and most of all, the many rich characters. Fargo Season 1 was chock-full of wonderfully specific characters. Every single character in Season 1 was dynamic, original, and useful…
Sofia Coppola Films: 5 Best Performances
Whimsy, delicacy, and the female perspective all tend to imbue Sofia Coppola’s films with a dream-like atmosphere. From The Virgin Suicides to The Bling Ring, Coppola has been creating films that are decidedly her own, while also allowing performances to…
Women in Film Wednesday: Marie Antoinette
People have grossly misunderstood Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette and what it’s really about. It seems as if everyone becomes history buffs after seeing this film, calling foul about the lack of accuracy or reliance on textbook research, believing that Coppola should…
Women in Film Wednesday: Little Women (1994)
Jo March: I find it poor logic to say that because women are good, women should vote. Men do not vote because they are good; they vote because they are male, and women should vote, not because we are angels…