Category: Movies/TV

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Trailers Sharknado 5 is Here,
Because Fuck Everything

Sharknado 5 is Here,
Because Fuck Everything

The Very Fact That This Franchise Has Managed to Last So Long Says a Lot About Where We Are As a Species   I’ve never seen a Sharknado movie because life consists of only a finite number of hours and I would rather use them for something more productive. Sometimes I watch people fall down on YouTube …

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52 Films By Women 24. Ginger & Rosa, directed by
Sally Potter

24. Ginger & Rosa, directed by
Sally Potter

Before There Were “Frenemies”, There Was Ginger & Rosa   Female friendships by any standards involve a fascinating dynamic, so when the Cold War plus one very uncomfortable betrayal is added to the mix, psychological mayhem ensues. But the jazzy music and distinctive lighting, also, make for a stylistic ride.

Trailers American Made‘s Trailer is Assembled From Better Movies

American Made‘s Trailer is Assembled From Better Movies

Tom Cruise’s Latest Starring Role Seems Like a Remake of Every Film Like it From the Last Twenty Years   It’s hard not to get the feeling, watching the trailer for the new Tom Cruise film American Made, that all of this has been done before, and better. Just… not in the one movie. I gotta …

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52 Films By Women 23. Advanced Style, directed by Lina Plioplyte

23. Advanced Style, directed by Lina Plioplyte

“Somewhere Between 50 and Death…” in Advanced Style   Look around today and you will be inundated with images of youth and beauty: the fashion industry predicates itself on it, with magazines and campaigns, runways and catalogues all devoted to a demographic of supple skin and taut bodies. Fashion and beauty products are all pushed towards …

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Seasons The Leftovers – Season 3

The Leftovers – Season 3

One of the Most Mystifying Shows Ever Made Ends the Way it Lived, Revealing Nothing While Saying Everything   What happens when we die? This is a rhetorical exercise, obviously, so please don’t send me any pamphlets, but, as far as unanswerable questions go, there aren’t really any higher than that of death. Even if …

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Seasons The Americans – Season 5

The Americans – Season 5

In its Penultimate Season, TV’s Revered Spy Drama Leans Heavy on the Latter, Plays Hard to Get With the Former   The Americans can’t end well. That’s basically the only thing I can guarantee about what’s coming in the show’s sixth and final season that’s set to air next year, but beyond that it’s anyone’s …

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Trailers Logan Lucky‘s Trailer is More Fun Than Most Movies

Logan Lucky‘s Trailer is More Fun Than Most Movies

Our First Look at Logan Lucky Suggests a Madcap Heist Comedy with One of the Most Unusual Casts this Year   The trailer for Steven Soderbergh’s new movie, Logan Lucky, was released a few days ago. I can’t stop watching it, the same way you might be compelled to gaze endlessly at a kaleidoscopic pattern, or a …

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52 Films By Women 22. What Women Want, directed by Nancy Meyers

22. What Women Want, directed by Nancy Meyers

I’ll Tell You What I Want, What I Really, Really Want: What Women (Actually) Want   Women are mysterious creatures, with the inner workings of a lady often as complicated to herself as those around her. For men then, trying to decode this enigma, or to even more ambitiously step into women’s shoes, is a …

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