There is dumb, and then there is Roland Emmerich dumb. To wit: -Dumb: “William Shakespeare’s” plays were written by a nobleman, possibly Edward De Vere. Roland Emmerich Dumb: Also King James I was a gay dwarf. -Dumb: The Mayans predicted the end of the world in the year 2012. Roland Emmerich Dumb: This will happen […]

Bollywood remakes a lot of films from across the globe, applying the inimitable stamp of Indian filmmaking to such classics as Oldboy (Zinda, 2006), Reservoir Dogs (Kaante, 2002), Mrs. Doubtfire (Chachi 420, 1997), and even I Know What You Did Last Summer (Dhund: The Fog, 2003). Even if it takes a couple of years for […]

When a formidable artist makes a point of working away from all of his most overt strengths, it demands that we pay some especially close attention. I say this even though I’m not sure that Parallel Mothers quite counts as Pedro Almodóvar deliberately working away from his overt strengths. But I would be inclined to […]

Season 1 Willow Canyon Homeowners Annual Party (20 March, 2009) B+ California College Conservative Union Caucus (27 March, 2009) A- Pepper McMasters Single Seminar (3 April, 2009) B- Investors Dinner (10 April, 2009) B+ Sin Say Shun Awards Afterparty (17 April, 2009) A- Taylor Stiltskin Sweet Sixteen (24 April, 2009) B Brandix Corporate Retreat (1 […]

Next week, Netflix will premiere what is certain to be one of its most audacious boondoggles of all time: the sequel to their 2019 original film Tall Girl. But one cannot simply walk into Tall Girl 2 if one does not have the proper context. Luckily for you, I am here to provide that lest […]