3D ‘Robot Monster’ Boasts Sex, Destruction and Space Apes
Robot Monster‘s reputation as a best/worst movie might be challenged in this 3-D format showcasing a boy’s libidinous dreams.
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What ‘The White Lotus’ Conveys About the Fraudulence of Perception
Through its storytelling method of glances, we see The White Lotus‘ critique of our tendency to extrapolate that which we do not understand, and to fill gaps in our knowledge with ideologies, mythologies, learned stereotypes, and meme-logic.
Fashion Is the Loose Thread in the ‘Barbie’ Movie’s Pink Armor
The pink fashion in the Barbie movie may seem like feminism, but if you squint deeper into the pinkwashing, you’ll spot some loose threads that you just have to pull.
Parker Posey’s Character in ‘Party Girl’ Is Almost Mythic
Parker Posey’s performance in Party Girl – a parodic gesture that sweeps the frames in wide, showy arcs – is pure, sparkling kitsch delivered in champagne coupes.
Scorsese’s ‘After Hours’ Subverts the One Crazy Night Genre
In Martin Scorsese’s 1985 art punk gem After Hours, a yuppie lost in SoHo is terrorized not so much by the late-night characters but by the city itself.
‘The Second Greatest Sex’ Is No ‘Lysistrata’
By focusing on “love” rather than “sex”, Hays Code-era musical comedy The Second Greatest Sex was trying to communicate a deeper meaning about how the emotions and thoughts of women ought not to be controlled.
San Francisco Silent Film Festival: Bizarre Twists, Frantic Disasters, and Dangerous Women
The San Francisco Silent Film Festival features iron-masked swashbuckling, flabbergasting twists, sexy farce, visual beauty, and strong women who stare into the camera, unnerving viewers.
There Is No Place Like ‘Ted Lasso’
Ted Lasso‘s frequent allusion to the Wizard of Oz shows its guiding principle of selflessness triumphs, no matter the score in the end.
Silent Film’s Raymond Griffith Pulled Tricksters Out of Top Hats
In Raymond Griffith: The Silk Hat Comedian, the two clever silent films Paths to Paradise and You’d Be Surprised, make a working-class hero out of a toff in a top hat.
Ranking the 34 ‘Ted Lasso’ Episodes
We dive into ‘Ted Lasso’ to see where the beloved AFC Richmond gaffer won and lost. Episodes were judged by their cohesion, heart, humor, and message.
The Broken Hearts Gallery: Love, Tech, and the Death of the Romcom
Romcom The Broken Hearts Gallery is aware that we are chained to technology, yet it shrouds social media in the kind of movie magic that can revive the ailing genre.
Director Rebecca Zlotowski on Her Most Autobiographical Film ‘Other People’s Children’
Director Rebecca Zlotowski talks with PopMatters about her most autobiographical film to date, Other People’s Children, which has a “whiff” of Claude Sautet about it.