Jay Roach is no stranger to directing remakes of “darker” films that are much more diluted than the original. Take, for example, 2010’s Dinner for Schmucks, the ill-advised attempt…
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Read more Doja Cat Is An 80s Music Video Girl in “Jealous Type”Although some could argue that Ronald Reagan’s oppressive regime in the 1980s is part of what fueled better pop culture than the schlock of the moment, one thing…
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Read more What’s In A Belittling Nickname? Andrew McCarthy’s Brats Seeks to Find OutIf there’s any movie/film franchise that’s more relevant to the moment, it’s Mad Max. Or, in this case, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Released almost exactly nine years…
Read more Furiosa: She Found Love in a Hopeless PlaceFor those seeking to dig up their long-buried romantic side, Lisa Frankenstein arrives at the perfect time: Valentine’s Day. And, although it was released during what was called…
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Read more Doja Cat’s “Demons” Video Is the Scariest Thing Christina Ricci Has Ever Starred InPerhaps it’s difficult to imagine a world in which “weird” isn’t a sellable commodity. It certainly wasn’t an effortless sell in the Reagan 80s. Not until a then…
Read more Pee-wee’s Big Capitulation: As “Weird” As Pee-wee Was, He Was Still A Material Boy of the 80sIn the wake of Harry Belafonte’s death on April 25th, there’s no doubt that an embarrassing number of people likely had to be reminded of who he was…
Read more When Legacies Are Slightly Obfuscated by White Girls Dancing: Harry Belafonte and BeetlejuiceJust as it is for the Roy family at large, for many viewers of Succession, Connor Roy (Alan Ruck) is pure background. It hasn’t really been until season…
Read more Cameron Frye and Connor Roy: “My Old Man Pushes Me Around” No More!It’s said that Fatal Attraction is a cautionary tale about having an affair, but what few people fail to mention is how it qualifies as an Easter movie.…
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