Two years ago when news began to surface that Miley Cyrus, a young, hip, and showy pop star, was going to have part in Woody Allen’s six episode Amazon series, the world was mostly quiet. A Crisis in Six Scenes was released in 2016 and was met with apathy from viewers and critics alike. Now, … Continue reading
Category Archives: Film
Jane Fonda, Rebecca Solnit, and the patriarchy
This morning, I received my daily edition of The Broadsheet, a newsletter that outlines important news about women in leadership roles across the country and around the globe. The title of today’s newsletter was “Jane Fonda, it’s not your fault”. Because the newsletter has been plagued with subjects lines about Kellyanne Conway, Ivanka Trump, and other … Continue reading
The End of the Tour: A Review
James Ponsoldt’s The End of the Tour is a film about two nervous writers. To elaborate, the film focuses on critically acclaimed author David Foster Wallace and David Lipsky, a contributing editor for Rolling Stone. In 1996, Lipsky was assigned to profile Wallace. Up until then, Rolling Stone had never published an interview with a writer. … Continue reading
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’: Trying to make sense of the reviews
If you’ve logged into any social network this week, it’s likely that you’ve seen some headlines about Fifty Shades of Grey. The highly anticipated film adaptation of the erotic Fifty Shades trilogy is opening in theaters February 12, just in time for Valentine’s Day (can you sense my sarcasm?). I was perusing both Facebook and Tumblr, and started … Continue reading