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<i>Bring It On</i>’s Welcome Interrogation of White Privilege
Roxana Hadadi
Looking Back

Bring It On’s Welcome Interrogation of White Privilege

Aug 25th, 2020
The turn of the 21st century was ruled by a particular kind of comedic heroine. Blond hair, a bubbly personality, and an exposed midriff were...
The Timeless (Yet Timely) Family-Friendly Terror of <i>The Witches</i>
Audrey Fox
Looking Back

The Timeless (Yet Timely) Family-Friendly Terror of The Witches

Aug 24th, 2020
Nicolas Roeg’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s novel (released 30 years ago today) still plays like gangbusters, thought its subtext serves as a...
<i>Pump Up the Volume</i> at 30: A Middle Finger to America’s Suburban Monotony
Roxana Hadadi
Looking Back

Pump Up the Volume at 30: A Middle Finger to America’s Suburban Monotony

Aug 21st, 2020
Pump Up the Volume never capitulates. In its opening scene, a law-breaking teenage radio DJ who goes by the moniker Hard Harry ( known for excessive...
Death Be Not Proud: A Look Back at <i>The Exorcist III</i>
Anya Stanley
Looking Back

Death Be Not Proud: A Look Back at The Exorcist III

Aug 17th, 2020
Death be not proud, though some have called theeMighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not soe,For, those, whom thou think'st, thou dost overthrow,Die...
Mario Bava’s <i>Black</i> (and White) <i>Sunday</i>
Craig J. Clark
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Mario Bava’s Black (and White) Sunday

Aug 11th, 2020
It’s one of the most striking openings in cinema history: A burly, shirtless man in a black hood stokes a brazier, heating up a branding tool...
How <i>Babe</i> Snuck Radicalism into a Family Favorite
Roxana Hadadi
Looking Back

How Babe Snuck Radicalism into a Family Favorite

Aug 4th, 2020
Few films aimed at children have made the case for the value of every life as clearly as Babe did in 1995. Yes, that Babe—the film about the pig...
The Case for Remaking <i>Waterworld</i>
Robert Daniels
Looking Back

The Case for Remaking Waterworld

Jul 28th, 2020
Though box office bombs come and go, some live on in infamy. Kevin Reynolds’ post-apocalyptic action flick Waterworld holds the usual traits of...
The Unintentional Empathy of Brian De Palma’s <i>Dressed to Kill</i>
Jessica Crets
Looking Back

The Unintentional Empathy of Brian De Palma’s Dressed to Kill

Jul 21st, 2020
In the forty years since the release of Brian De Palma’s ​Dressed to Kill​, the conversation has shifted from the controversy at the time over...
How 'Clueless' Flipped the Script on the Teen Coming-of-Age Movie
Roxana Hadadi
Looking Back

How 'Clueless' Flipped the Script on the Teen Coming-of-Age Movie

Jul 17th, 2020
It is strange to consider how often teen movies are about young women, and how frequently those stories are told by men. Look at the genre output...
The Sly Subversion and Unbridled Rage of <i>The Legend of Billie Jean</i>
Audrey Fox
Looking Back

The Sly Subversion and Unbridled Rage of The Legend of Billie Jean

Jul 14th, 2020
The 1980s, packed full of kid-driven adventure films, has just as many beautiful disasters as it does universally beloved hits. But to be included...
Sixty Years Later, <i>The Apartment</i> is Still the Romantic Comedy Blueprint
Roxana Hadadi
Looking Back

Sixty Years Later, The Apartment is Still the Romantic Comedy Blueprint

Jun 30th, 2020
Genre filmmaking is a precise art, and yes, that includes the much-maligned romantic comedy. A number of intangibles all have to click together to...
How Tall is King Kong?: <i>The Stunt Man</i> at 40
Jeremy Herbert
Looking Back

How Tall is King Kong?: The Stunt Man at 40

Jun 26th, 2020
Comedian Robert Klein sometimes does a bit about his role in Hooper, the stuntman movie that unsuccessfully sued The Stunt Man to be called The...
The Nightmare Visions (and Surprising Emotional Center) of 'Return to Oz'
Roxana Hadadi
Looking Back

The Nightmare Visions (and Surprising Emotional Center) of 'Return to Oz'

Jun 22nd, 2020
It is slightly cynical (but not necessarily inaccurate) to describe Disney’s business strategy for the last decade or so as built, almost...
The Shark Isn't the Real Villain of 'Jaws'
Audrey Fox
Looking Back

The Shark Isn't the Real Villain of 'Jaws'

Jun 19th, 2020
Scary stories are inherently political. How couldn’t they be? They tap into our greatest fears, and whatever those happen to be is a commentary on...
How <i>Dick Tracy</i> Expanded the Boundaries of the Comic Book Movie
Bill Bria
Looking Back

How Dick Tracy Expanded the Boundaries of the Comic Book Movie

Jun 11th, 2020
It’s hard to believe now, but there was a time when comic book characters had little to no hope of success in Hollywood. Films adapted from comic...
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