(This story was originally written January 14th, 2026 and reposted May 30th, 2026) The hardest type of movie to review is one that is Good Enough. Reviewing a bad movie is easy and cathartic for the reviewer. It gives an opportunity for spleen venting and amateur open mic night shenanigans that are inappropriate anywhere else….
“What a day, boys. Marty Supreme.” I had been in Los Angeles for less than fifteen minutes when I overheard a film bro (a rare female film bro) say that to her friends. Up until that point, I could hardly tell I was in L.A.. My girlfriend and I had driven in after dark, taking…
As far as thesis statements go, “The world is awful to women at every step” is a fairly direct one. The trick is how to tell that story without being drowned out in a chorus of “not all men” and “well, actually” while also not belaboring the point of losing an audience’s interest with a…