The Feminine Grotesque #2: Mirror, Mirror – On Bette Davis in ‘Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?’
A Series by Angelica Jade Bastiรฉn
The Feminine Grotesque #1: A Unified Theory on Female Madness in Cinema and American Culture
A Series by Angelica Jade Bastiรฉn
Of Love and Other Demons: ‘Love & Basketball’ (Gina Prince-Bythewood, 2000)
A Weekly Column on Love and Erotica in Cinema by Justine A. Smith
His Blazing Automatics: Frank Grillo Is Our Most Undervalued Action Hero
“Did we really need another Purge film? Probably not, but did we need another film where Frank Grillo kicks ass? Yes. Absolutely yes.”
Of Love and Other Demons: In Remembrance of Andrzej ลปuลawski
Justine A. Smith Remembers Andrzej ลปuลawski (November 22, 1940 – February 17, 2016)
We Failed This Film: Richard Ayoade’s ‘The Double’
A Series by Dylan Moses Griffin
Of Love and Other Demons: ‘School Daze’ (Spike Lee, 1988)
A Weekly Column on Love and Erotica in Cinema by Justine A. Smith
Of Love and Other Demons: ‘Black Girl’ (Ousmane Sembรจne, 1966)
A Weekly Column on Love and Erotica in Cinema by Justine A. Smith
Of Love and Other Demons: ‘L’inconnu du lac’ (Alain Guiraudie, 2013)
A Weekly Column on Love and Erotica in Cinema by Justine A. Smith
His Blazing Automatics: Gareth Evans Just Made the Best Action Film of 2016 in 5 Minutes with ‘Pre Vis Action’
“Itโs not even February, but it feels safe calling Pre Vis Action the best action film of 2016.”
His Blazing Automatics: 2016 Is the Year of Keanu Reeves
“Donโt call it a comeback, call it a Reeves-urrection.”
Of Love and Other Demons: ‘Agnes of God’ (Norman Jewison, 1985)
A Weekly Column on Love and Erotica in Cinema by Justine A. Smith
Of Love and Other Demons: ‘The One I Love’ (Charlie McDowell, 2014)
“A fever dream of marital discontent, Charlie McDowellโs ‘The One I Love’ tackles a failing marriage with sci-fi panache.”
We Failed This Film: Joe Wright’s ‘Hanna’
“Atonement may always be widely regarded as Wrightโs best work, but Hanna is his bravest and most authentic (and should be remembered as such).”
Of Love and Other Demons: ‘Return of the Jedi’ and the Sexy Bikini
“Why canโt Leia be into gold bikinis or even that fantasy of submission?”
Of Love and Other Demons: ‘The Rose Tattoo’ (Daniel Mann, 1955)
“An incredible failure,ย ‘The Rose Tattoo’ย has value in understanding the confines of the production code and the importance of good direction.”
We Failed This Film: Scott Frank’s ‘A Walk Among the Tombstones’
“A Walk Among the Tombstones beholds one of the most understated and unique performances from action hero-era Liam Neeson.”
Of Love and Other Demons: Michael Rowe’s ‘Early Winter’ (2015)
A Weekly Column on Love and Erotica in Cinema by Justine A. Smith
Of Love and Other Demons: ‘Dead Ringers’ (David Cronenberg, 1988)
A Weekly Column on Love and Erotica in Cinema by Justine A. Smith
His Blazing Automatics: For Your Year-End List Consideration – John Maclean’s ‘Slow West’
“Simply put, Slow West is unlike anything out there this year and deserves to be recognized as one of the most unique works of 2015, as it only grows and develops with each viewing.”