Sugary Romance Even before the explosion of Jane Fonda’s workout tapes and studies on sugar consumption, Fatso found the problem with America’s obesity epidemic. It’s multi-stage. In one key …
Jumping the Fence Part mockery of the American immigration system, part impassioned plea to fix it, Born in East L.A. takes its shots at the racism inherent of those …
Hugh Grant’s Best Movie Nominated for Best Picture and Best Screenplay in 1994, director Mike Newell’s Four Weddings and a Funeral is a crowd-pleasing romantic comedy that has aged …
Capitol Barbie There’s solace in the idea that, post 9/11, in 2003, someone like Elle Woods can march into Washington to bring attention to animal cosmetic testing. One of …
BINO: Blonde in Name Only Legally Blonde’s opening credits pour the frothy pop of Hoku’s “Perfect Day,” cheery and corny in its early 2000’s pep. It’s the perfect soundtrack …
The L.A. Punk Scene in the 1980s Written and directed by Penelope Spheeris (The Decline of Western Civilization, Wayne’s World), Suburbia is an engaging capture of the Los Angeles punk …
Endearing 1980’s New Wave Comedy and Romance Director Martha Coolidge’s Valley Girl followed in the footsteps of Amy Heckerling’s Fast Times At Ridgemont High back in the Eighties. Both movies …
Dragging Cliches Dragnet is undoubtedly a movie of its time. Listen to the putrid, digitally manipulated opening credits music or the closing credits where stars Dan Aykroyd and Tom …