{"id":10779,"date":"2018-12-27T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2018-12-27T15:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/?p=10779"},"modified":"2019-01-12T14:35:52","modified_gmt":"2019-01-12T19:35:52","slug":"crooked-marquee-year-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crookedmarquee.com\/stage8\/crooked-marquee-year-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Crooked Marquee Year in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Movies We Looked Back on with Fondness and\/or Bemusement:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Another Woman<\/em> (1988)<\/a>,<\/span> the Woody Allen film starring Gena Rowlands (Craig J. Clark)
\nBaghead<\/em> (2008)<\/span><\/a> and mumblecore (Craig J. Clark)
\nBlade: Trinity<\/span><\/em> (2004) <\/span><\/a>was Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool audition (Chauncey Talese)
\nCarnosaur<\/em> (1993)<\/a><\/span>, Roger Corman’s Jurassic Park<\/em> (Jeremy Herbert)
\nChild’s Play<\/em> (1988)<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and consumerism (Bill Bria)
\nChristmas Evil<\/em><\/a> (1980)<\/span> (Josh Bell)
\nDoctor Detroit<\/em>(1983)<\/a><\/span>, Dan Aykroyd’s first solo effort (Jeremy Herbert)
\nEyes Wide Shut<\/em> (1999)<\/a><\/span> helping with an asexual awakening (Matt Cipolla)
\nFoul Play<\/em> (1978)<\/a><\/span>, with Chevy Chase and Goldie Hawn (Rob Hunter)
\nRob Zombie’s Halloween<\/em> movies<\/span><\/a> (Josh Bell)
\nHead<\/em> (1968)<\/a><\/span>, by The Monkees (Craig J. Clark)
\nThe Hellraiser<\/em> films<\/a><\/span> and their final girl (Bill Bria)
\nJuice<\/em> (1992)<\/a><\/span> and Tupac (Q.V. Hough)
\nBerry Gordy’s The Last Dragon<\/em> (1985)<\/a><\/span> \u2014 martial arts blaxploitation (Jeremy Herbert)
\nThe Last Temptation of Christ<\/em> (1988)<\/span><\/a> and its controversies (Zach Vasquez)
\nMessage from Space<\/em> (1978)<\/span><\/a>, a Japanese Star Wars<\/em> ripoff (Rosie Knight)
\nMystery Team<\/em> (2009)<\/span><\/a> proved Donald Glover was an MVP (Nick Allen)
\nNarrow Margin<\/em> (1990)<\/a><\/span>, with Gene Hackman in Liam Neeson mode (Jeremy Herbert)
\nNight of the Living Dead<\/em> (1968)<\/a><\/span> at 50 (Q.V. Hough)
\nNinotchka<\/em> (1939)<\/span><\/a>, gateway to Greta Garbo and Ernst Lubitsch (Q.V. Hough)
\nParanormal Activity<\/em> (2007)<\/a><\/span> and toxic masculinity (Conor Lochrie)
\nPicnic at Hanging Rock<\/em> (1975)<\/a><\/span>, superior to the new miniseries (Peg Aloi)
\nThe Plague Dogs<\/em> (1982)<\/a><\/span> and its influence on Wes Anderson (Zach Vasquez)
\nPossession<\/em> (1981)<\/a>,<\/span> and its relation to Suspiria<\/em> (Zach Vasquez)
\nRedbelt<\/em> (2008)<\/a><\/span>, by David Mamet (Zach Vasquez)
\nRosemary’s Baby<\/em> (1968)<\/a><\/span> and Satanic panic (Peg Aloi)
\nRounders<\/em> (1998)<\/span><\/a> and lessons for gamblers (Q.V. Hough)
\nThe Saint<\/em> (1997)<\/a>,<\/span> Val Kilmer’s shot at mission impossibling\u00a0(Jeremy Herbert)
\nSchizopolis<\/em> (1996)<\/a>,<\/span> the weird Soderbergh movie (Nick Allen)
\nThe Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears<\/em> (2013)<\/a><\/span>, in particular its nudity (Craig J. Clark)
\nThe Sum of All Fears<\/em> (2002)<\/a><\/span>, the forgotten Jack Ryan movie (Edwin Arnaudin)
\nSuperman: The Movie<\/em> (1978)<\/a><\/span> (Eric D. Snider)
\nSwingers<\/em> (1996)<\/span><\/a> and its power to heal broken hearts (Jeff Bayer)
\nX-Files: Fight the Future<\/em> (1998)<\/a> <\/span>(Bill Bria)<\/h2>\n

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Topics and Trends<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Dia de Muertos<\/a><\/span> (Q.V. Hough)
\nMade-for-TV occult movies of the ’70s<\/a><\/span> (Peg Aloi)
\nThe best movie soundtrack music videos<\/a><\/span> (Bill Bria)
\nAmphibious creatures before The Shape of Water<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a> (Craig J. Clark)
\nMusicians in movies:<\/a><\/span> Buster<\/em><\/strong> (1988), Longshot<\/em><\/strong> (2000), and One Trick Pony<\/em><\/strong> (1980) (Jeremy Herbert)
\nSolo cops:<\/span><\/a> One Good Cop<\/em><\/strong> (1991), One Tough Cop<\/em><\/strong> (1998), and Supercop<\/em><\/strong> (1993) (Jeremy Herbert)
\nSpeculative literary biopics<\/span><\/a> (Zach Vasquez)
\nBenign alien invasions<\/span><\/a> (Craig J. Clark)
\nDystopian farces<\/a><\/span> (Zach Vasquez)
\nDrive-in theaters<\/span><\/a> (Jeremy Herbert)
\nTransgender youth in movies<\/span><\/a> (Caroline Madden)
\nToy stores in movies<\/a><\/span> (Jeremy Herbert)
\nSun-scorched horror movies<\/a><\/span> (Q.V. Hough)
\nRealistic teen-girl movies<\/a><\/span> (Talee Mabe)
\nGremlins 2<\/span><\/em><\/strong> (1990) and The Mask<\/em><\/strong> (1994):<\/span><\/a> cartoonish action comedies (Galen Wilson)
\nMartian-themed Christmas movies<\/a><\/span> (Craig J. Clark)
\n1988: the summer of <\/span>Freddy Krueger<\/span><\/strong><\/a> (Bill Bria)
\nConspicuous consumption<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(Caroline Madden)
\nFighters in movies:<\/a> <\/span>Thunder in Paradise II<\/em><\/strong> (1994), Nemesis<\/em><\/strong> (1992), and The Green Hornet Starring Bruce Lee As “Kato”<\/em><\/strong> (1974) (Jeremy Herbert)
\nRampage<\/em><\/strong> and the politics of movie monsters<\/a><\/span> (Kristen Lopez)
\nCrooked Horror Corner #1<\/a> <\/span>(Scott Weinberg)
\nCrooked Horror Corner #2<\/a><\/span> (Scott Weinberg)
\nCrooked Horror Corner #3<\/a> <\/span>(Scott Weinberg)
\nCrooked Horror Corner #4<\/span><\/a> (Scott Weinberg)
\nCrooked Horror Corner #5<\/a><\/span> (Scott Weinberg)
\nCrooked Horror Corner #6<\/a><\/span> (Scott Weinberg)<\/h2>\n

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The Current Cinema<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The value of “screenlife” films<\/a><\/span> like Unfriended<\/em><\/strong> and Searching<\/em><\/strong> (Amber Friend)
\nRom-coms are back, and now they’re in color<\/a><\/span> (Stacey Nguyen)
\nMoms, dumplings, and sons<\/span><\/a> in Bao<\/em><\/strong> and Crazy Rich Asians<\/em><\/strong> (Caroline Cao)
\nThe power of rap<\/span> <\/a>in Blindspotting<\/em><\/strong> (Kyle Kizu)
\nTag<\/em><\/strong>, Uncle Drew<\/em><\/strong>, and the positivity of play<\/span><\/a> (Clint Worthington)
\nFacts and figures<\/a> <\/span>of the Mission: Impossible<\/em><\/strong> films (Eric D. Snider)
\nYou Were Never Really Here\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>and white saviors<\/a><\/span> (Zach Vasquez)
\nA Quiet Place<\/em><\/strong> from the mother of a black boy<\/a><\/span> (Stephanie Williams)
\nHereditary<\/em><\/strong> and other films where the horror is at home<\/a><\/span> (Bill Bria)
\nOverboard<\/em><\/strong>, Ocean’s Eight<\/em><\/strong>, Life of the Party<\/em><\/strong>: women doing what men usually do<\/a> <\/span>(Craig J. Clark)
\nLean on Pete<\/em><\/strong> and The Rider<\/em><\/strong>: the new West<\/span><\/a> (Marshall Shaffer)
\nPaddington, Peter Rabbit, and Woody Woodpecker: the state of family entertainment<\/a><\/span> (Will Ashton)
\nPhantom Thread<\/em><\/strong> and Lady Macbeth<\/em><\/strong>: rebellious women<\/a><\/span> (Zach Vasquez)
\nEmotional movies directed by actors<\/a><\/span>. (Joseph Allen)
\nWhat happened to the Young Adult franchises?<\/a><\/span> (Rob Hunter)<\/h2>\n

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Specific People<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Josh Brolin<\/strong><\/a><\/span> as ideal scene partner (Joseph Allen)
\nLynne Ramsay<\/strong><\/a> <\/span>and the horror of the everyday (Peg Aloi)
\nSaoirse Ronan<\/strong><\/a> <\/span>in Atonement<\/em> and On Chesil Beach<\/em> (Caroline Madden)
\nTaylor Sheridan<\/strong><\/a><\/span> is the worst (Kristen Lopez)
\nSpike Lee<\/strong> and Quentin Tarantino<\/strong><\/a><\/span> feud, but their movies overlap (Zach Vasquez)
\nIvan Reitman<\/strong><\/a><\/span>‘s high-concept comedies (Jeremy Herbert)
\nJeremy Saulnier<\/strong><\/a><\/span>‘s history of violence\u00a0(Josh Bell)
\nDavid Gordon Green<\/span><\/strong><\/a>‘s lowbrow trilogy (Craig J. Clark)
\nPeyton Reed<\/span><\/strong><\/a>‘s Bring It On<\/em> (2000) and Down with Love<\/em> (2003) led to Ant-Man and the Wasp<\/em> (Josh Bell)
\nFictionalized versions of Philip Roth<\/strong><\/a><\/span> (Zach Vasquez)
\nKeys to Jason Blum<\/strong><\/a><\/span> and Blumhouse’s success (Max Covill)
\nJames Ivory<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, screenwriter (Craig J. Clark)
\nJennifer Lawrence<\/strong><\/a><\/span>‘s career as a reflection of her fame (Joseph Allen)
\nGoldie Hawn<\/strong><\/a><\/span> and feminism in the ’80s (Kristen Lopez)
\nAnn-Margret<\/strong><\/a><\/span>‘s early feminism (Kimberly Pierce)
\nThe <\/span>Dardenne brothers<\/span><\/strong><\/a>‘ influence on Sean Baker<\/strong><\/a><\/span> (Conor Lochrie)
\nAdrian Lyne<\/span><\/strong><\/a>‘s anti-valentines (Kristen Lopez)<\/h2>\n

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History Lessons<\/strong><\/h3>\n

How the early World War I films<\/a><\/span> affected our view of the war (Peter Bell)
\nHow cheap filmmaking can be a breeding ground for abuse<\/a><\/span> (Jeremy Herbert)
\nThe history of miniaturizing people in movies<\/a><\/span> (Kelly Robinson)<\/h2>\n

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Fake Things<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Why we love Rocky Balboa<\/a><\/span> (Curtis Waugh)
\nRandy Newman’s rejected song from A Star Is Born<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a> (Eric D. Snider)
\nMarketing plans for A Star Is Born<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a> (Bill Bria)
\nOscar predictions from someone who definitely went to the fall film festivals, for sure<\/span><\/a> (Davey Peppers)
\nPitches we rejected this summer<\/span><\/a> (Eric D. Snider)
\nShocking spoilers from Solo: A Star Wars Story<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a> (Bill Bria)
\nA shadowy Hollywood necromancer is bringing people back from the dead<\/span><\/a> (Brian Salisbury)
\nDaniel Day-Lewis’ day planner<\/a><\/span> (Davey Peppers)
\nPong: The Motion Picture<\/span><\/em><\/strong>: an oral history<\/span><\/a> (Bill Bria)
\nMoviePass is completely sustainable, just like my marriage<\/span><\/a> (Davey Peppers)
\nOur chat with an anonymous Oscar voter<\/span><\/a> (Eric D. Snider)
\nInterview with stepbrother film critics Dale Doback and Brennan Huff<\/a> <\/span>(Q.V. Hough)<\/h2>\n

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Silly Things<\/strong><\/h3>\n

What Happened Next? A Christmas Story<\/em><\/strong> (1983)<\/span><\/a> (Eric D. Snider)
\nThree-named actors of the ’90s: How to tell them apart<\/span><\/a> (Chance Solem-Pfeifer)
\nRemaking romances with the A Star Is Born<\/em><\/strong> formula<\/span><\/a> (Adrianne Frost)
\nPeppermint<\/span><\/em><\/strong> vs. other vengeful women<\/span><\/a> (Adrianne Frost)
\nOdds of surviving encounters with various cinematic sea monsters<\/a><\/span> (Adrianne Frost)
\nHow will Hollywood screw up its effort to cash in on Black Panther<\/em><\/strong>‘s success?<\/span><\/a> (Kaia Alderson)
\nIdeas for new jukebox musicals<\/a><\/span> (Adrianne Frost)
\nThe Marvel Cinematic Universe movies recapped by Bill’s mom<\/a><\/span> (Bill Bria)
\nA Quiet Place<\/span><\/em><\/strong> reviewed with Jim Halpert reaction shots<\/span><\/a> (Bill Bria)
\n2018 movie preview<\/a><\/span> (Eric D. Snider)<\/h2>\n

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Film Festival Coverage<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Beyond Fest<\/a> <\/span>(Zach Vasquez)
\nFantastic Fest<\/a> <\/span>(Eric D. Snider)
\nToronto Int’l Film Festival: politics<\/a><\/span> (Marshall Shaffer)
\nToronto Int’l Film Festival: addiction<\/span><\/a> (Marshall Shaffer)
\nFantasia Festival<\/a><\/span> (Eric D. Snider)
\nTribeca: parenting<\/span><\/a> (Marshall Shaffer)
\nTribeca: female artists<\/span><\/a> (Caroline Madden)
\nSXSW: horror<\/a><\/span> (Scott Weinberg)
\nSXSW: coming of age<\/span><\/a> (Jason Bailey)
\nSXSW: love and sex<\/a><\/span> (Meredith Borders)
\nSundance<\/a><\/span> (Eric D. Snider)
\nSundance juries’ track record<\/a><\/span> (Eric D. Snider)<\/h2>\n

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