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Post Millennial Malaise 07: Southland Tales

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 Jeremy

In Which Teen Horniness is Not a Crime How much should prescience be worth in a movie, is something successful because it can call shots, even if the story falls short in a meaningful manner? It’s a question that I … Continue reading Post Millennial Malaise 07: Southland Tales

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Post Millennial Malaise 06: I Heart Huckabees

February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 Jeremy

In Which The Universe is a Blanket There is a story about David O. Russell, when he was making Three Kings, that I think is pertinent to today’s article. No it’s not the one where he’s punched by George Clooney on … Continue reading Post Millennial Malaise 06: I Heart Huckabees

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Post Millennial Malaise 05: Garden State

February 11, 2021February 10, 2021 Jeremy

In Which We Explore The Infinite Abyss This week I am going to propose a hypothesis. Let’s call it the quirk equation. A way to to quantify certain cinematic entries that use cutesy affectation, or twee-ness, to attain their goals. … Continue reading Post Millennial Malaise 05: Garden State

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Post Millennial Malaise 04: The Royal Tenenbaums

February 4, 2021February 11, 2021 Jeremy

In Which This Review Presupposes When you talk about American film in the 90’s you have to talk about the indie boom. How studios like Miramax and directors like Tarantino, Linklater, and Kevin Smith radically shifted what was seen as … Continue reading Post Millennial Malaise 04: The Royal Tenenbaums

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Post Millennial Malaise 03: The Bourne Identity

January 28, 2021January 27, 2021 Jeremy

In Which, Oh My God, It’s Jason Bourne The Bourne Identity was never supposed to rock blockbuster filmmaking. In fact while in production it had the stench of disaster. Recent indie darlings, director Doug Liman and star Matt Damon, were out of … Continue reading Post Millennial Malaise 03: The Bourne Identity

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Post Millennial Malaise 02: Spider-Man

January 21, 2021January 20, 2021 Jeremy

In Which He Does Whatever a Spider Can The skyline for New York City is iconic. For the whole of the 20th century its buildings, towers, and architecture served as the platonic ideal of the modern metropolis. A place of … Continue reading Post Millennial Malaise 02: Spider-Man

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Post-Millennial Malaise 01: Lara Croft – Tomb Raider

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Jeremy

In Which There’s Gold in Them Hills Ah the video game movie. A now nearly thirty year tradition of filmmakers clawing through the dark and trying to crack the nut of adapting one of media’s youngest siblings. In the pantheon … Continue reading Post-Millennial Malaise 01: Lara Croft – Tomb Raider

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Post-Millennial Malaise: An Introduction

January 7, 2021January 6, 2021 Jeremy

In Which the Sequel Arrives So we’ve made it to 2021. We’re officially living in the future baby. We’ve got a sea lab and Johnny Mnemonic is out their retrieving faxes through the internet, and the world’s still a mess. … Continue reading Post-Millennial Malaise: An Introduction