Rachel Jane AndelmanWho’s Afraid of a Gay Male Film Star?This weekend, Eddie Redmayne apologized for starring in The Danish Girl, possibly because he isn’t Danish, but more likely because he isn’t…Nov 22, 2021Nov 22, 2021
Rachel Jane AndelmanSome Thoughts About Certain Romance Novels As The Plague Stretches OnThis plague summer, I listened to my first romance novel, and have been on a hot streak since. It’s a genre perfectly suited for somebody…Nov 12, 2021Nov 12, 2021
Rachel Jane Andelman7 Trans Comedians Netflix Should Offer Stand-Up SpecialsEverything comes down to money, and Netflix has a lot of it. Enough to spend 500 million dollars on Seinfeld. Enough to spend 686 million…Oct 8, 20216Oct 8, 20216
Rachel Jane AndelmanHeadlines Inspired By Historical Romance NovelsAudiobook Narrator Digs Deep For Eighth Character From CornwallOct 1, 2021Oct 1, 2021
Rachel Jane AndelmanDear Evan Hansen (2021)People say that film is a visual medium like that’s a neutral statement and not an indictment. In practice, it’s often as grim a business…Sep 28, 2021Sep 28, 2021
Rachel Jane AndelmanThe 5 Most Likely Ways Nandor and Guillermo Hook Up In “What We Do In The Shadows”Clueless parody. Much like Cher stewing over her feelings near the end of “Clueless,” it is worth assuming that Nandor loves Guillermo and…Sep 26, 2021Sep 26, 2021
Rachel Jane AndelmanBlithe Spirit (1945)I never knew Noel Coward or David Lean personally. One died before I was the born. The other would have only been able to hold me as a…Sep 16, 2021Sep 16, 2021
Rachel Jane AndelmanWilde (1997)In the whole world, what people want the most might be stories about somebody who gets away with it. What “it” is depends on the person…Sep 15, 2021Sep 15, 2021
Rachel Jane AndelmanWeekend Binge Part 2: Heaven Can Wait (1948); The Out-of-Towners (1970); Living In Oblivion (1995)…I didn’t intend to watch four movies about going to hell this weekend. Like everything else these days, it just sort of happened…Sep 13, 2021Sep 13, 2021
Rachel Jane AndelmanWeekend Binge: Contagion; Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar; Moonstruck; ContagionWithout spoiling every ending, all the films I watched this weekend are hopeful, even compared to what you might expect. People get out of…Sep 11, 2021Sep 11, 2021