Culture Warrior: An Open Letter to James Franco
Dear Mr. Franco,Before I say anything else, I just want to say, at the risk of sounding like a brown-nosing blogger… Read More
March 1, 2011
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Culture Warrior: Oscar Nominations and Authorship
Famed British filmmaker Mike Leigh recently received his fifth screenwriting nomination for Another Year. Another Oscar nomination for a highly… Read More
February 22, 2011
Culture Warrior: A Brief History of Breakup Movies
Modern romance and the movies are arguably dependant on one another, as movies have a long history of affirming the… Read More
February 15, 2011
Culture Warrior: Why is Sherlock Back?
For whatever reason, Sherlock Holmes has seen something of an unexpected cultural resurgence recently. Of course, one could argue that… Read More
February 8, 2011
Culture Warrior: Hipster TV
Hipster is a term that is difficult to define, mainly because its definition has changed so much over time. The… Read More
February 1, 2011
Culture Warrior: Toward An Alternative Top 10 List
This time last month, critics across the web and in print were compiling their mandatory best-of lists. While I often… Read More
January 25, 2011
Culture Warrior: Ricky Gervais and the Future of Awards Show Hosting
Quite a fuss has been made of Sunday night’s Golden Globes ceremony. Not the actual awards mind you - everything… Read More
January 18, 2011
Culture Warrior: What ‘Blue Valentine’ Could Have Done
A few months back, a fight for free expression was exercised by the Weinstein Company for the Sundance-indie favorite Blue… Read More
January 11, 2011
Culture Warrior: Two Grits
It’s become common wisdom to say that the best remakes are those made of non-canonical, non-classic films; that is, it’s… Read More
January 4, 2011