By SOPHIA NGUYEN February 2, 2012
No matter what I write here, no one will see Albert Nobbs, and I would not blame them for that.
Self-serious quasi-biopics are never the most appetizing box office fare, but there’s something particularly, specifically …
By MEREDITH REDICK January 30, 2012
A woman smacks her scarlet lips together. Protestors hold signs saying, “Take Back the Night.” A lead singer whips her hair around, yelling, “Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!” These are the scenes …
January 30, 2012
Surely this is how it must have gone: after watching Bridesmaids, producers across L.A. and New York sat back in their chairs and remembered, with amazement, that women could be funny. Phone calls were …
By JESS MCHUGH January 24, 2012
When I showed up to the screening at 212 York Street last Thursday, I had not been expecting to spend my evening watching two blond farmhands have anal sex next to an emu farm. And …
By RODNEY “J PROPHET” REYNOLDS January 23, 2012 Warning: may contain movie spoilers
I may sound like a party-pooper for this, but I feel compelled to get it off of my chest. First, I’ll say that everyone should go see …
By SOPHIA NGUYEN January 9, 2012
There’s something distinctly American about whatever arrogance, cynicism, or opportunism it takes to green-light a remake so quickly after the original’s release. But because we live in a Youtube/remix/fanvid era (and because we have an …
By JULIA CALAGIOVANNI January 4, 2012
Jessica Valenti is a young feminist superstar. She’s best known for founding feministing.com and helping to build it into one of the most prominent, respected sources of online feminist journalism—all while speaking across the country, …
December 29, 2011
“‘I love you,’ Ross says. I laugh, ‘You don’t even know me,’ and he looks startled, like I’ve just exploded something in his face. He sinks back against the pillow, confused, like maybe he read the manual …
December 21, 2011
Boardwalk Empire said goodbye to Angela Darmody and her lover, the victims of gunshots and heteronormativity—kind of. Angela and Jimmy begin by having another poignant moment-of-reckoning with regards to their marriage, executed with brilliant acting …