Sex is far too often presented as reductive surface sensationalism, a buoying excuse to indulge in objectifying hedonism — where dignity...

I’m a firm believer that cinema is best experienced in grandiose fashion. It’s a privilege I’ve relentlessly reaped since moving to Los...

I want to preface this by confessing I have yet to watch the final theatrical version of SWING SHIFT, so everything stated here-in will...

It’s a grand shame that THE QUICK AND THE DEAD continues to be unjustly appraised on account of media pedantry, flattened to an...

The genius of CACTUS FLOWER begins with its titular duality, at once defining both the film’s prevailing allegory as well as epitomizing...

From the start of his career, Bob Aldrich was always hellbent on dissecting Hollywood. His films cut through its gilded exterior with...

MGM’s star-studded, loosely biographical musical of garish proportions CALAMITY JANE is David Butler’s Trojan Horse: a star-studded...

If sex is power, is not power, by association, a sin? BENEDETTA is Verhoeven’s greatest paradox — unabashedly candid yet cloaked in an...

Introduction The mermaid (Ann Blyth) excitedly showcases her underwater abode in an impressive swimming sequence There’s no simple nor...

Introduction The mermaid (Ann Blyth) excitedly showcases her underwater abode in an impressive swimming sequence There’s no simple nor...

So often the magnitude of complexity renders us incapable of finding it in the most accessible spaces, making its elusive quality all the...

So often the magnitude of complexity renders us incapable of finding it in the most accessible spaces, making its elusive quality all the...

Publicity poster advertising WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH HELEN? WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH HELEN was one of several films to emerge in the wake of...

Publicity poster advertising WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH HELEN? WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH HELEN was one of several films to emerge in the wake of...

Introduction Publicity poster advertising STOLEN HOLIDAY, 1937 It’s a common theme in Kay Francis movies to see her enter a loveless...

Introduction Publicity poster advertising STOLEN HOLIDAY, 1937 It’s a common theme in Kay Francis movies to see her enter a loveless...

Preface: I’m very excited to share what will be the first of many collaborations between myself and Francesca, a cherished friend of mine...

Preface: I’m very excited to share what will be the first of many collaborations between myself and Francesca, a cherished friend of mine...

While rightfully remembered for her immortalizing portrayal of Margo Channing in ALL ABOUT EVE, such an association often — though not on...

While rightfully remembered for her immortalizing portrayal of Margo Channing in ALL ABOUT EVE, such an association often — though not on...