Now that Promising Young Woman is out on Blu, it’s the ideal opportunity to revisit Emerald Fennell’s buzzy, controversial Oscar nominated film.
Flashback recap – Doctor Who 3×10: ‘Blink’
The Doctor Who Project: At the behest of TVAngie (and many, many of my students), I’ve been catching up on the 2005 revision of Doctor Who. I’ll be posting my thoughts on some of the big episodes as I make my way up through the series. For now I’m up to season four, but before I move on, I thought I’d tackle ‘Blink’, the Doctor’s tenth episode of season three.
Let’s bitch it out… [Read more…]
Film Review – Shame
There are several actors that have been garnering critical acclaim for roles in less than spectacular films this season (including Meryl Streep in The Iron Lady and Leonardo DiCaprio in J. Edgar). While director Steve McQueen’s indie, Shame (2011), hasn’t made enough buzz to be considered a candidate for much other than Michael Fassbender’s performance, I would argue that the film itself is quite strong beyond the single performance.
Read on for my review… [Read more…]