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david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

November 25, 2020

Zappa: I May Be Totally Wrong but…, by David Bax

It’s not uncommon for documentaries to include, alongside archival footage of their actual subjects, contemporary footage of the popular culture of the time being documented, contextualizing and often ironically commenting on what they’re showing us. But in its early sections...

david bax / home video hovel / movies / reviews

November 24, 2020

Home Video Hovel: Girlfriends, by David Bax

Having now seen Girlfriends, available on Blu-ray from the Criterion Collection, it’s hard to imagine that Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach weren’t fans of Claudia Weill’s spirited and miraculous debut film when they wrote Frances Ha. Both concern a friendship...

david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

November 23, 2020

Stardust: Screwed Down Hairdos, by David Bax

Speaking generally, I don’t give a lot of thought to wigs. But Gabriel Range’s David Bowie not-really-a-biopic Stardust is so replete with unnatural-looking headpieces that even I–not a wig contemplator, as established–kept looking at the actors and finding myself thinking,...

david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

November 23, 2020

Happiest Season: Join the Chorus, by David Bax

Gathering the coolest ladies you know both in front of (Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis) and behind (Clea DuVall) the camera and filling out nearly every supporting role with a cast member from a beloved 2010s sitcom, from Schitt’s Creek‘s...

david bax / episode / movies / podcast / tyler smith

November 22, 2020

Episode 714: Things for Which to Be Thankful

In this episode, Tyler and David discuss movie-related things for which they’re thankful in These Unprecedented Times as well as Sony’s acquisition of Pure Flix.

alexander miller / movies / trailer project / video

November 22, 2020

The Trailer Project with Alexander Miller: Wim Wenders Road Movies

alexander miller / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

November 21, 2020

The El Duce Tapes: Troll Hunting, by Alexander Miller

Where does someone like El Duce fit in today’s society? What could we possibly gain from the exploits of a slovenly shock-rocker, whose coined the term “rape rock” to describe his group, The Mentors, whose songs mostly celebrate degrading women...