The Last Rodeo: ‘The Misfits’ and Marilyn Monroe’s Final Performance
Photo: Marilyn Monroe An All-Star Cast and a Recipe for Disaster We have to talk about John Huston. The Golden Age of Hollywood saw a deluge of filmmakers who are now almost regarded as gods, such as Orson Welles and Billy Wilder, but few can claim to be even as...
What Should We Expect From the ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Movie?
Photo: ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Let’s a-Go! Ever since it was officially announced back in January of 2018 (though there were reports from a few months prior) that Nintendo was partnering up with Illumination Entertainment to adapt its ever-popular video game franchise...
Romance and Opulence in the Films of ‘Elvis’ Director Baz Luhrmann | A Tribute
Video Verison of this Article Photo: Baz Luhrmann/Shutterstock A Flair for the Dramatic Baz Luhrmann’s films adhere more closely to the conventions of Ancient Greek or Brechtian Theatre than to modern tastes for realism. Luhrmann frames his spectacular stories in such...
Feeling Stuck in an Existential Quagmire? Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert Offer a Helping, Hot Dog Hand
Photo: ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ The Beginning I walked into my AMC theater in Arlington, Virginia feeling rather miserable. I was behind on a few writing projects, with no stable 9-5 job, and mountains of work still to do. In spite of...
