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Daily Archives: May 4, 2023
Movie Review: Let’s doze through “Pillow Party Massacre”
“Pillow Party Massacre” is such a terrorizing tease. You title your movie that, you’re promising three things. It won’t be unlike all the assorted “Slumber Party Massacre” C-movies that preceded it. There’ll be some titillation — frolicking in sleepwear, slapping … Continue reading
Movie Review: Life as a Closeted Teacher During a Previous Anti-Gay Backlash — “Blue Jean”
“Lesbian phys-ed teacher” feels like a stereotype that’s outlived its days as “that first gay woman I ever knew” and “rite of passage” trope. Back in the modern American dark ages, there was even a queer folk song about it, … Continue reading
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Classic Film Review: Tom & Meg, Meg, Meg in John Patrick Shanley’s “Joe Versus the Volcano” (1990)
Honestly, I didn’t know what to make of “Joe Versus the Volcano” when it came out. And if I’m remembering correctly, I’m not sure anybody reviewing way back then did either. But if Hollywood was ever going to indulge anybody … Continue reading
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Netflixable? A Polish rom-com couple nobody will root for — “Kiss, Kiss!”
Oh, “Kiss, Kiss!,” you impish little Polish rom-com, how do I hate thee? Let me ennumate the ways. I hate your stupid story, your loopy sitcom logic, your repellent lead, your idiotically-compliant leading lady and her inexplicable soft spot for … Continue reading
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