'Far From the Madding Crowd' (2015) Dazzles with Tiny Hats and Women with 'Tude
I was already smiling like a silly nit as I sat down to take in Thomas Vinterberg's Far From the Madding Crowd, aka Video Proof that...
Wiig-ing Out Over Kristen in 'Welcome to Me' (2014)
SNL veteran Kristen Wiig is best known for a brand of comedy I like to think of as the "awkward-creepy girl." Who could forget her SNL...
Hidden Gem: 'Copenhagen' (2014)
There's something about films set in the summer months that makes them resonate with a sort of tension, a push-pull between the seemingly...
'Citizen Kane' and Cynical Look at American Dream Still Pertinent Today
As part of my illustrious Sight & Sound challenge, I watched Orson Welles's seminal classic, Citizen Kane (1941). The film, which depicts...
Mad Max Meets the Rape-Revenge Flick on 'Fury Road'
When I first settled into my cushy, faux-leather seat in my local AVX theatre to watch the fourth installment in the Mad Max franchise,...
'Pitch Perfect' and the Rise of the Gross Girl
This past weekend, the seemingly impossible has happened. A group of better-than-average-looking, a capella singing, vulgar-mouthed women...