The Boo Theory

Boo is a central character in Monsters INC or is Boo the central character in many…

Six Important Details about N.W.A (that they conveniently left out of Straight Outta Compton)

Even when it’s based on a true story, a movie’s final product really depends on who’s doing the talking. Much like Memento, The Usual Suspects and that Saved by the Bell movie that Screech put together, an unreliable narrator forces…

Kids 20 years later: Kids Commentary on Rape

I never saw Kids when it first came out in 1995. Living in New York shortly after college in the late 90s, however, I was familiar with the power couple Harmony Korine and Chloe Sevigny and with Rosario Dawson, who graced the cover of Bomb magazine. People said Kids was a…

I am Kalam — Movie Review

I am Kalam is a movie about a chotu, a chotu that we encounter daily in our life, in our canteens, at construction sites, at retail shops. It is about the potential that lies in these under privileged kids. It demonstrates the high amount of inequality that still exists in our…

Let’s Talk About STAR WARS.

A clear-eyed look at what worked with THE FORCE AWAKENS, what didn’t, and what’s next

25 Reasons Why I Hate “Love Actually”

1. I hate that Love Actually isn’t really a movie. It’s a glib super-cut of barely formed…

What Do the Sith Want, Anyway?

“Bringing order to the galaxy” sounds nice, but can you imagine Palpatine, Vader, or Kylo Ren ruling in peacetime? Is that even what they’re after?

Playboy Playmates, Penthouse Pets, and Parallel Realities: The Comic Book World of Cult Filmmaker Andy Sidaris

Is Italy flubbing because of dubbing?

Italians can’t really understand the richness of this year’s Oscar nominees for acting. For…