Tag: Thelma and Louise
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Mamma Mia 3: Amanda Seyfried Says She’s Waiting for the Call
Mamma Mia, here we go again! Amanda Seyfried has hinted at the possibility of a Mamma Mia 3. Seyfried recently explained her absence from the Golden Globes stating that she is currently working on an unnamed musical in an interview with Entertainment Tonight at Sunday’s Critic’s Choice Awards. During the interview Seyfried provided more details…
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Ridley Scott’s Black Rain Is a Neo-Noir That Shouldn’t Be Forgotten
Bedazzling visuals will allow a film to get reasonably far in terms of making a memorable impression, and in Black Rain’s case, “far” is a considerable distance. With its steady collection of admirers, the film continues to draw praise in some quarters as the years tick by, with its unapologetic thrills mixed with dynamic visual…
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Alien Movies in Order: How to Watch Chronologically and by Release Date
It’s hard to overstate the profound impact of Ridley Scott on modern visual media. His style and techniques permeate genres and mediums beyond quantification. They’re backed into the identity of popular culture. In his near 60-year tenure directing cinema, he’s created classics including Blade Runner, Thelma and Louise, G.I. Jane, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, and…
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Flatland review – bullets, bloodshed and betrayal in South Africa’s desert
Two women’s escape from the law takes on racial undertones in a thriller that veers boldly from humorous to harrowingSouth African masculinity does not come off at all well in this off-kilter drama, which pits an improbable number of gender, race and class tensions against each other but remains watchable throughout. Set in the striking,…
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‘Ride or Die’ Review: Miles Ahead of Japan’s Stereotypical LGBTQ Films
In the spirit of “Thelma and Louise,” a lesbian fugitive and the woman she’d kill for hit the road with three stilettos and a blood-red BMW in “Ride or Die.” A glammed up, erotically-charged cocktail of amour fou and true romance directed by Ryuichi Hiroki and written by Nami Kikkawa, the Netflix production gives agency…
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Bad Weekend: The Last 15 Memorial Day Movies Ranked from Worst to Best
Memorial Day weekend is supposed to be synonymous with quality. It developed that reputation in the ’80s by serving as the premiere date for beloved films such as Star Wars, Return of the Jedi, Rocky III, and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. But, in the years following that halcyon period, Memorial Day weekend…