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Published by Tom Lorenzo
Authors and bloggers Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez render judgment on all the latest goings-on in the worlds of celebrity, pop culture, television and fashion. Strap yourselves in for some hilarious opinionating on all the most pressing issues of our time, darlings.
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T Lo dive into the "The Drama," starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson and wrestle with the film's central question, which one of them found compelling and one of them didn't, as well as the film's somewhat problematic inability to engage with American gun culture and racial realities.
T Lo react to the news that the Met Gala has canceled its accompanying John Galliano exhibit in the wake of furious outcry against it for his past anti-semitic remarks. What was Anna Wintour thinking? What does this mean for her career? Will the Met Gala go on? PLUS: a salute to Tim Curry, who gave one of the most consequential, world-changing drag performances of all time in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."
T Lo take a good hard look at director Spike Lee's pointed portrayal of Black Vietnam War vets dealing with their own trauma and trying to cash in on their troubles while rescuing a fallen comrade, unpacking the film's strange relationship with time, documentary-style choices, spectacular acting and problematic portrayal of the Vietnamese.
T Lo pay tribute to the Queen of America, Miss Dolly Parton, upon the news of her passing. They unpack her legacy, her philanthropy, her artistry, her fashion, and what we can all take from this singular human being and a life well lived. PLUS: More Harry Potter casting drama and what Hayden Panettiere's death should mean for Hollywood (but probably won't).
T Lo dive into director Emerald Fennell's ludicrously maximalist take on Emily Bronte's classic tragic novel, from the insane costumes and production designs to the questionable casting choices, to the ways it diverges from the book and why she chose to go that route. It's a fun, but heated take on this overheated film.
T Lo take everything they know from over a decade of opinionating on the royal family and try to unpack why Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are making a shocking return to the UK, how it's likely to go bad for them, and the most likely reason why they made this decision.PLUS: Nicholas Hoult, Bel Powley and all the other stars lamely trying to justify their Harry Potter checks.
T Lo discuss and interpret director Sofia Coppola's take on female desire and repression against the backdrop of the civil war, unpacking whether it succeeds at its feminist goals or collapses under the many cliches it's trying to rewrite or upend.
T Lo review the "House of the Dragon" season 3 finale and unpack all of the ways the show has managed to keep its various plotlines clear and easy to understand and why it's better to prioritize that than fidelity to the books. PLUS: "One Night Only" is bafflingly sexless! Is Gen Z to blame?
T Lo return to an old classic, director Griffin Dunne's "Practical Magic," and unpack how it helped to establish the tropes of modern romantasy, how its aesthetic can reasonably be said to have created an entire genre of television movies, and how different a film like this would be if it were made today. PLUS: Were Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock miscast?
T Lo take a look at the rhetoric surrounding Ariana Grande's choice to step out of the public eye and what it says about our culture's need to talk about women's bodies as well as whether celebrities have any responsibility to be honest about their health with their fans. They also tackle the news that the next Met Gala will be celebrating John Galliano and why that's horrifying. PLUS: A recap of the latest "House of the Dragon."
T Lo take a look at director Richard Linklater's loving(?) homage to legendary musical theater lyricist Lorenz Hart, played by Ethan Hawke. From the theatrical easter eggs and cameos to the film's occasionally questionable choices of what to focus on, they unpack whether this biopic actually does what it set out to do and whether the film is kind to its subject or not.
T Lo take a good, hard look at director Christopher Nolan's star-studded epic "The Odyssey," predicting who'll win Oscars, mentioning who should have never been cast, and unpacking all of the themes and creative choices of this dense film. PLUS: A look at where independent media is after 20 years of blogging and a quick discussion on the latest "House of the Dragon" and where it's all heading.
T Lo dive into the indie darling of 2006, "Little Miss Sunshine," and try to answer the question: Does a film's aesthetic matter as much as its performances, directing and writing?
T Lo dive into the Netflix remake of "Little House on the Prairie" and unpack the ways it tries to deepen and correct the work of Laura Ingalls Wilder and the ways it fails to modernize it. PLUS: Emmy snubs and surprises and where "House of the Dragon" is getting it wrong.
T Lo dive deep into director Wong Kar-Wai's moody, dreamy reflection on unrequited love in 1960 Hong Kong, "In the Mood for Love," starring Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung. The dresses! The sets! The music! The sensuously moody and occasionally steamy atmosphere! The noodles! They unpack all of it in order to get to the answer of whether or not these two people were in love or just in pain together.
T Lo take a look at director Celine Song's musings on modern romance and class distinctions, starring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans, unpacking where the film was working and when the tonal shifts and character interactions stopped making much sense.
T Lo dive into the "Queen's Landing" episode of "House of the Dragon" and unpack all the ways it revitalized the series and set up new conflicts to come. PLUS: The Great American State Fair debacle, the silly attention-seekers who climbed the Empire State Building, and Taylor Swift's increasingly insane wedding plans.
T Lo take a good look at director Maggie Gyllenhaal's feminist take on the Bride of Frankenstein and unpack its themes, references and flaws and look at how it compares to other recent adaptations of Mary Shelley's work.
T Lo unpack the first episode of the third season of "House of the Dragon" and explain what still works and what's starting to weigh down the series. PLUS: Reviews of "Spider-Noir," "I Will Find You" and "Proud," only one of which gets an actual thumbs-up.
T Lo dive deep into director Paul Schrader's mournful, contemplative take on despair vs. hope and whether faith can help or hinder in that battle, starring a never-better Ethan Hawke and an inscrutable Amanda Seyfried.
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