Both films do a great job criss-crossing the unique mythologies of each character in these entertaining intra-genre mash-ups.

The concept of the American Dream weighs heavily in both Showgirls (1995) and Lady of Burlesque (1943), as Deborah Hoople (Barbara Stanwyck) and Nomi Malone (Elizabeth [...]

With the creation of reality TV, everyone has the chance to become a celebrity.  The American Dream has been rewritten. No longer do you work [...]

I wish I was a part of the inner circle. You know, the people in show business who control what is what, and who becomes [...]

I think Brundle-Fly (Jeff Goldblum in The Fly) said it best when he wondered aloud, “Have you ever heard of insect politics?” Unfortunately, I think [...]

We landed from parachutes on Chitre, in the province of Herrera, three-and-a-half hours west of Panama City. Here we are, six Americans, three of us [...]

Shakespeare’s plays were constructed on the backs of literary giants, and his tragedies continue to appear throughout modern popular culture. With the blessing of bloated [...]

The very first female prime minister of England and the bitchiest girl in school show that the struggles of a woman in a man’s world [...]

Both The Wages of Fear and Speed push the audience to the brink of anxiety with transports rigged to blow at any moment. In Henri-Georges Clouzot’s [...]

I was not girly growing up, and could probably count the total numbers of dolls I ever owned on one hand, but I have never [...]

From out of racial misconceptions and prejudices, the minstrel show parodied African-Americans by accentuating their stereotypes. This week’s double feature comes out of the misunderstandings [...]

Back in June, I wrote a column pleading with Showtime executives to restore “Dexter” to its high quality season four prominence, while also offering suggestions as [...]

In a recent stupor, I rewatched 1995′s The Brady Bunch Movie. I watched the whole thing and I couldn’t stop. It was so bad. The [...]

“The Good, the Bad, and the Sophia” It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. AMC’s “The Walking Dead” ended its [...]

On November 11, 2011, Lana del Rey sings her “Video Games” song live on Amsterdam’s DDWD show. This counts as Lizzy Grant’s second live broadcasted [...]