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 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]