Between MY COUSIN RACHEL and WONDER WOMAN, it’s a bad time to be a male cinephile with fragile masculinity. Adding more kindling onto the burning bed is writer-director Sofia Coppola’s THE BEGUILED, an adaptation of author Thomas Cullinan’s 1966 novel. This remake of the 1971 adaptation by director Don Siegel is a scorching, searing, seductive period piece, a Southern gothic drama that seeks to … [Read more...]
Candid Conversations: THE BEGUILED’s Sofia Coppola, Kirsten Dunst & Elle Fanning
I thought about the human aspect of these women and what their lives were like. There are very few modern remakes that cause you to think about the reasons behind why they are being retold. Typically it’s a cash-grab. But that’s not the case with writer-director Sofia Coppola’s remake of THE BEGUILED. The tension-laden, thoroughly provocative drama tells of the effect wounded Union soldier … [Read more...]
REVIEW – TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT Is The Bonkers We Need Right Now
How can a movie be both underdeveloped and overdeveloped at the same time? And how can this movie still be good? Ladies and gents! I introduce you to director Michael Bay’s swan song for the TRANSFORMERS franchise, TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT. While it’s not as engaging as AGE OF EXTINCTION, there’s a shedload of fun to be had dissecting its particular brand of crazy. Back in the dark ages, … [Read more...]
REVIEW: THE BOOK OF HENRY Is Not A Page-Turner
“One miscalculation and it all falls apart,” says the titular character in director Colin Trevorrow’s THE BOOK OF HENRY, not just once but twice. It’s an apropos judgement of the film itself. Trevorrow, along with screenwriter Gregg Hurwitz, utterly fail at pulling off this genre-smashing, Rube Goldberg-esque experiment. Being both “too extra” and not “extra” enough, the film is inert and inept, … [Read more...]
REVIEW: ROUGH NIGHT – Rock That Bawdy Comedy
Back in 2011, BRIDESMAIDS blew the roof off studios’ expectations of what female-driven raunchcoms were capable of doing: making bank and entertaining a shockingly underserved demographic. BAD MOMS did it again last Summer with its leggy box office take, spurring a sequel no one predicted. Director Lucia Aniello’s ROUGH NIGHT (originally titled ROCK THAT BODY) is this year’s uproarious, … [Read more...]
REVIEW: IT COMES AT NIGHT…and cleans it up in the morning
There are quite a few films driven by atmosphere alone rather than narrative. The magic alchemy is when the two blend. THE WITCH and even last year’s THE MONSTER (both horror-tinged films released by A24), admirably achieved varying degrees of success doing so. Now comes writer-director Trey Edward Shults’ psychological chiller with a horror bent, IT COMES AT NIGHT. Unfortunately, it relies so … [Read more...]
3 Ways That AT&T GoPhone Is A Must Have
This post is brought to you by AT&T. As a founder of an online Entertainment and Lifestyle site for women, you could say that my cell phone is worth everything to me. It truly is everything- I make all my business calls, handle my social media accounts, take photos for work, and communicate with my small but very talented staff. Small businesses grow and, thankfully, mine has and I … [Read more...]
REVIEW: MEGAN LEAVEY – The Hurt Bark Box
MEGAN LEAVEY is so much more than a “girl and her dog” story, though it is very much that. Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite (BLACKFISH) has lensed a beautifully restrained portrait of wartime heroism from a female perspective. It’s a mixed breed of MAX and RETURN, but retains its own unique identity. Not only is it a loving tribute to our heroes that place themselves in danger for our safety, but … [Read more...]
REVIEW: WONDER WOMAN Is THE Empowering Hero We Need & Deserve
Wonder Woman’s identity has morphed many times throughout her 75 years of existence. And why not? Females are dynamic personalities. She’s been a sword-wielding warrior, champion of truth, and a symbol of peace, self-sufficiency and strength. There are so many different iterations of the iconic superhero, it’s hard to say what’s canon and what’s not. What’s remained constant is her compassion, … [Read more...]
REVIEW: BAYWATCH – Lifeguard Doody
When the BAYWATCH TV series first hit airwaves back in 1989, it was a sensation. Guilty pleasure (emphasis on the pleasure) to some. Badassery on the beach to others. Sand-sprinting for a little over a decade in syndication (11 seasons!), the series made a star out of whoever was lucky enough to don a red swimsuit and look bouncy running in slo-mo. In a time when those halcyon sun-drenched … [Read more...]
