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Destroy All Monsters: “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein” and “Freddy vs. Jason”
words by Kevin Munley

Destroy All Monsters: “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein” and “Freddy vs. Jason”

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

Sex and the Shitty: “Lady of Burlesque” and “Showgirls”
words by Kevin Munley

Sex and the Shitty: “Lady of Burlesque” and “Showgirls”

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 [...]

Don’t Squish the Squashes: “Control” and “Hannah Montana: The Movie”
words by Kevin Munley

Don’t Squish the Squashes: “Control” and “Hannah Montana: The Movie”

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 [...]

Insect Politics: “A Bug’s Life” and “The Human Centipede”
words by Kevin Munley

Insect Politics: “A Bug’s Life” and “The Human Centipede”

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 [...]

Hope, Despair, Lawn Ornaments: “Romeo & Juliet” and “Gnomeo & Juliet”

Hope, Despair, Lawn Ornaments: “Romeo & Juliet” and “Gnomeo & Juliet”

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 [...]

Politics and Plastics: “The Iron Lady” and “Mean Girls”

Politics and Plastics: “The Iron Lady” and “Mean Girls”

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 [...]

Faster, Faster: “The Wages of Fear” and “Speed”
words by Kevin Munley

Faster, Faster: “The Wages of Fear” and “Speed”

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 [...]

Modern Minstrel Shows: “Othello” and “White Chicks”
words by Kevin Munley

Modern Minstrel Shows: “Othello” and “White Chicks”

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 [...]