One of the more prevalent cult movie genres in the 1980s featured prostitutes navigating the dangerous streets of whatever big city in which they plied their trade (almost always New York or Los Angeles). Let’s name it the Streetwalkin’ genre, after the 1985 film that, in my humble opinion, best personifies this style: Streetwalkin’. A … Continue reading Lost and Found: Streetwalkin’
Month: July 2023
Revenge
When we first meet Jennifer, the protagonist of Coralie Fargeat’s Revenge (2017), she’s sucking suggestively on a lollipop. This suggestive act serves as foreshadowing; within minutes she will be enthusiastically performing fellatio on her lover. After focusing on her lollipop sucking, the camera’s gaze shifts to Jen’s hot pink, micro-miniskirt and the long, tan legs … Continue reading Revenge
The Art of the Ad: The Computer Revolution
Computer ads from the 1960s through the early 1980s are bursting with optimism for a future made easier—and better—through technology. Now that we’ve all assimilated, plugged in 24/7, the jury is out on whether that’s “better” or not. Now we just shrug with every iOS update, allow our data to be harvested, and rot our … Continue reading The Art of the Ad: The Computer Revolution
All the Colours of Edwige Fenech
This December, on Christmas Eve, French-Italian actress and producer Edwige Fenech turns 75, which offers as good a reason as any to celebrate this living legend. If you’ve never so much as dipped a toe in the beautiful and strange world of 1970s Italian giallo films, you might be questioning that “living legend” assertion. For … Continue reading All the Colours of Edwige Fenech
RIP Jane Birkin
When I was growing up, all I knew of Jane Birkin could be summed up in three words: leggy, glamorous, and beautiful. She existed in my pop culture sphere as an unattainable, unspeakably gorgeous human being who was a photographer’s dream subject. Later, I learned she was a model, a singer, an actress, lent her … Continue reading RIP Jane Birkin
Bad Girls We Love: Eve from See No Evil, Hear No Evil
The third of four cinematic collaborations between comedy legends Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder, See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) was a cable television staple in the early to mid-1990s. That’s where I saw it, over and over again, probably on my beloved WPIX-11. The film’s plot sounds like the setup for a joke: … Continue reading Bad Girls We Love: Eve from See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Lovely Rita
Oh! lovely Rita, meter maidWhere would I be without you?Give us a wink and make me think of you “Lovely Rita” by the Beatles It’s been a long time since I last saw I Am Sam (2001), but the other night I slid the disc into the player and gave it a spin. This rewatch … Continue reading Lovely Rita






