Category: History

Mike Leigh and Marianne Jean-Baptiste a perfect pairing: Hard Truths Review (2024)

January 31, 2025

The depths of Pansy’s (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) neuroticism and narcissism is captured in such a raw state by Jean-Baptiste’s masterful performance. Awe-inspiring, tour-de-force as the tornado that barrels through every situation. A Mike Leigh script that sits down and asks the difficult questions of why so much anger and pain. Leigh, subtly but effectively showcases what has made Pansy one of the most spittingly bitter characters in film history. … More Mike Leigh and Marianne Jean-Baptiste a perfect pairing: Hard Truths Review (2024)

The American Surrealist: David Lynch

January 18, 2025

In his work and life, Lynch exemplified unfiltered authenticity as if every word or scene came from his soul. When he talks about transcendental meditation, he speaks about an ocean of unconscious thought and how ideas come from this ocean. He speaks as a fisherman who catches ideas as they come into the subconscious mind. He brings this ocean to Twin Peaks: The Return as Cooper is trapped here.  … More The American Surrealist: David Lynch

Three For: Cry-Baby, Serial Mom and The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

December 25, 2024

Three reviews in one. John Waters headlines with two revolting satires featuring off-putting characters that you’ll love. The third review, a documentary revolving around the culture and community of World of Warcraft and a persons secret life hidden from his family. … More Three For: Cry-Baby, Serial Mom and The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

Kathleen Turner diabolical turn in Serial Mom (1994)

December 25, 2024

John Waters’ worlds have a knack for accepting a person’s eccentricities no matter how severe or deranged. He creates characters that break nearly every societal convention on every conceivable level and yet, in his worldbuilding, it’s generally overlooked as being different or weird. It either blends into the background or is made to be so outrageously front-and-center … More Kathleen Turner diabolical turn in Serial Mom (1994)