Review: IGOR by Tyler, The Creator
The core of IGOR is Tyler wrestling with the complex emotions he has formed for his past partner, and how he wants to embrace love while knowing the pain it causes for him.
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Trigger-Happy Hollywood: Dirty Harry, Fascism, and the Liberal Backlash of the 1970s
Despite the venomous charges of its critics, Dirty Harry is not and never was a fascist film. However, the sequel, in its conscious attempts to make that same argument, inadvertently embraces a fascistic outlook.
Kalikman: “Coisa Mais Linda” Really is the Most Beautiful New Show
The whole show feels like a spring break getaway.
Review: Dumplin’
“While Willowdean’s decision to enter the beauty pageant is dramatic, most of the movie is about the drama of the everyday.”
Harvard Dropouts: Lil Pump, Bill Gates, and the Life Worth Living
While the popular vision of a life worth living may be highly circumstantial—the real life worth living is not one in which the goals are only material and social wealth.
“Lady J”: What’s In a Name
The movie left me with the impression that the writer and director Emmanuel Mouret simply wanted to make a period piece with the beautiful Cécile and the plot was more or less irrelevant… and that was perfectly fine with me.
Aw, No More Kevin Spacey?
You don’t want to support terrible people, and you want to stand in solidarity with the victims of these crimes, but you also recognize the impossibility of a comprehensive boycott on all scumbags’ art.
Review: On the Basis of Sex
Above all, this film captures Ruth’s most admirable characteristic: her dedication to a better future, and the kind feminism that would ensue.