The tongue-in-cheek title card for The Doom Generation—“a heterosexual movie by Gregg Araki”—isn’t merely an enduring “fuck you” to homophobes. Amid a sexless and puritanical American film landscape, coupled with an equally regressive online discourse on whether sex scenes in films are...
Garnering accolades like the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Get Out presents a unique spin on the traditional suspense thriller. Released: 2017 Directed by: Jordan Peele Also ranks #3 on The Best Black Movies Ever Made, Ranked Also ranks #3 on 12 Times Heroes Were Completely ...
Additionally, there are plenty of dramas that are centered around a bromance, like Andy and Red's in Shawshank Redemption as the prime example. Despite the different bromance movie genres, the common thread between these films is that its plot line and heart is centered around the relationship ...
Mike Nichols’ indelible comedy of alienation is that rare thing, a movie that really does define a generation. That’s because there has never been another movie like it (and no, “Rushmore” doesn’t count). Dustin Hoffman, with the halting prickly-pear neurotic charisma that would make ...
What not to say..."I like the bit where Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan talk on the plane." BuyThe Hostnow on Amazon 80. Mother India Year:1957 Country:India Director:Mehboob Khan This huge crowd-pleasing blockbuster may be a bit creaky now but it has the Big Entertainment value to ...
As some of you already know, October is my favourite time of year. Not only do I get to wear chic sweaters, but the weather and atmosphere is ripe for horror. It is not a matter of of just being the month that “hosts” Halloween, but those cool nights that smell like dead leaves...
From the bedroom to the stage Donner’s “APL Multi Effects Pedal” has everything you need to elevate your acoustic instrumentation to the next level. At first glance the “APL” looks like just another compact all in one floor unit however, after further inspection we found that underneath...
All’s fine until the fizzled ending: Lacking the narrative necessity that drove Ian Curtis and Sid Vicious to their doom, Crash’s fatal overdose feels like a pose taken too far rather than rock martyrdom. Watch: Prime Video, Pluto, or Tubi Suburbia (1984) Director: Penelope Spheeris The...
The artist has said part one was about “impending doom.” And this sequel is about “feeling around in the dark for meaning,” the doom being upon us. If that sounds too bleak, rest assured that this album is ultimately merciful, shimmering with a level of craftsmanship that feels like ...
Like Frankenstein for Generation X, Re-Animator’s shock factor suggests the absurdities of life (and death) writ large, a sublime reminder that sometimes we must laugh so we may not cry. Humanick 63. The Birds (1963) Every Alfred Hitchcock film could be said to be about the world’s ...