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Prisoners: What else is missing
November 30, 2013 – 8:38 AM | 3 Comments
<em>Prisoners</em>: What else is missing

Movies’ understanding of “working class” or “poor” interiors doesn’t work; it’s distracting. I’m talking about the physical design of the homes, the tables and couches. The implication is that the character or family in question …

The Crushed Film Festival presents: Far From Heaven
July 12, 2012 – 1:59 PM | 13 Comments
The Crushed Film Festival presents: <I>Far From Heaven</I>

The Movie: Far From Heaven
The Crush Object: Dennis Quaid
The Story: Cathy Whitaker (Julianne Moore) has the perfect late-’50s life — married to a TV-company exec (Quaid), admired by friends and society-page scribes for her flawlessly …

13/31: The Help
December 13, 2011 – 9:12 PM | 10 Comments
13/31: <I>The Help</I>

I give The Help sooo much credit; it won me over despite my utter determination to hate it. You can ask Couch Baron, to whom I spent a good ten minutes bitching on IM about …