Category Archives: Movies

Notes on “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets”

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Based on the comic by Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières, “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” more than makes good on the extravagant promise of its title. The principal setting is Alpha, an improbable … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers | Tagged Cara Delevingne, Dane DeHaan, Film, Luc Besson, movies, Rihanna, Science Fiction, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets | 3 Comments

Woody in the Post

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: America’s very own Maoist Cultural Revolution gathers steam: Allen frustrates people because he seems to relish dancing on the edge of the outrage. There’s nothing criminal about an 82-year-old’s fixation with 18-year-olds, and it’s not whip-out-your-penis, button-under-the-desk … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Politics and Economics | Tagged movies, politics, sex, Woody Allen | 4 Comments

Our Favorite Things in 2017

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: As you will quickly notice, we’re a grouchy, grumpy lot, all of whom are too old to keep up with new things, so this list consists of our favorite things we encountered this year whether or not … Continue reading →

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Notes on “The Shape of Water” (2017)

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: In this interview with Matt Zoller Seitz, writer-director Guillermo del Toro says, “Every film is a political film.” After the rock-’em-sock-’em robots of PACIFIC RIM and the Gothic reverie of CRIMSON PEAK, del Toro (along with co-writer … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Guillermo del Toro, progressives | 2 Comments

Juxtaposin’: Halos

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

Posted in Movies, Photography | Tagged david lynch, Juxtaposin', Laura Palmer, Lillian Gish, Sheryl Lee, twin peaks | Leave a comment

Movie Still Du Jour

Posted on November 26, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: A woman inspects some travel posters in Jacques Tati’s PLAYTIME (1967). Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture, Movies | Tagged Jacques Tati, modernism | 2 Comments

Pope Brody Issues an Encyclical

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Like the Pope issuing a bull, New Yorker film critic Richard Brody has declared Louis CK’s I LOVE YOU, DADDY to be a “disgusting movie that should never have been acquired for distribution in the first place.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Feminism, Louis C.K., Pepperidge Farm Remembers, Richard Brody, The New Yorker | 7 Comments

Juxtaposin’: Manhatta(n)

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes:

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The Unpersoning of Louis C.K.

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Over at New York Magazine’s Vulture, progressive media critic and RogerEbert.com editor Matt Zoller Seitz proclaims that “Louis C.K. is Done”: Bill Cosby, Kevin Spacey, and Harvey Weinstein’s entire body of work has been retroactively contaminated by … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Performers, Politics and Economics, Sex | Tagged bluestocking progressives, Christianity, Louis C.K., Matt Zoller Seitz | 8 Comments

Progressive Hypocrisy Du Jour

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I watched FIFTY SHADES DARKER and JOHN WICK 2 over the weekend, neither of which were very good movies, yet both are partially redeemed by the performances of Dakota Johnson and Keanu Reeves respectively. After watching them … Continue reading →