Retrospective

Retrospective: After 20 years, ‘A Knight’s Tale’ has yet to change its stars with critics, and that’s a shame

A Knight's Tale was my first theatrical surprise. My mother dragged me to the multiplex in late May of 2001,… Read More

May 6, 2021

Retrospective: 20 years later, ‘Josie and the Pussycats’ endures as a cutting critique of consumerism

Unfortunately, there’s no denying that the 2001 Josie and the Pussycats live-action movie was an objective flop. It grossed less… Read More

April 5, 2021

Retrospective: How ‘Fargo’ put the Coen Brothers and Frances McDormand on the map, don’t cha know

The first Coen brothers movie I ever saw was Raising Arizona, and it hit me like a freight train. It… Read More

March 29, 2021

Sorry Not Sorry: The 30 Best Demi Lovato Songs, Ever

There’s an excellent chance that by the time you read this, I will be 40 years old. People think I’m… Read More

March 22, 2021

Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – ‘Swept Away’ and ‘Chicago’ (2002)

“More than any other example in recent memory, Chicago shows how much the element of surprise is missing from today's… Read More

February 28, 2021

Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – Freddy Got Fingered and A Beautiful Mind (2001)

“This film not only left me with an incredible sense of dread for the 80 minutes of my life wasted… Read More

February 22, 2021

Julia Roberts: When ‘America’s Sweetheart’ wins an Oscar

When Julia Roberts won the Oscar, we all won the Oscar. It’s hard to find a metaphor that works properly,… Read More

February 17, 2021

…Hit Me Baby (Fifty) One More Time: The 51 Greatest Britney Spears Tracks Ever

“Personally, I am still reeling from the events of this past weekend.”“The Super Bowl?”“No, the Britney documentary.” The above is… Read More

February 17, 2021

Retrospective: 30 Years Later, ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ remains an Oscar anomaly in the horror genre

Historically, in the eyes of AMPAS, the idea of even nominating a horror movie for Best Picture is scarier than… Read More

February 10, 2021

These movies will cure your post-Christmas, pre-New Year’s blues

The week between Christmas and New Year’s is a No Man’s Land, a forgotten time-lapse filled with returns, leftovers, and… Read More

December 26, 2020

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