Carrie: I dunno if the problem is my TV or what but the colors in the opening credits look like they were produced on some serious LSD. All I can think of is Channing Tatum dancing in Hail Caesar. Sarah: This is going to be an interesting Matinee because I am not a big musicals person. I get why other people love them, and I’ve been crew and tech and assistant stage manager for a few, and … Continue reading Smart Bitches Movie Matinee: South Pacific →
Star Trek Beyond is a fun movie that is also a mess. There are a lot of explosions and fights. There’s a pretty straightforward plot that actually sort of makes sense (this movie is much better than Star Trek: Into Darkness). It has a great cast but, as my daughter said, “It was good, but not great. I mean, it was enjoyable, but not Star Trek enjoyable.” Beyond has a plot of sorts, and the … Continue reading Movie Review: Star Trek Beyond →
Sarah: S&S time! HELLLOOOO scenery pr0n! Redheadedgirl: I used this as an excuse to buy the DVD. Because the fact that I don’t own it is a travesty. Carrie: One thing they added that isn’t in the book is the scene where they leave the big house and Elinor thanks the servants. I thought that was a good change – it spoke so much as to her character and it also helped solidify the idea … Continue reading Smart Bitches Movie Matinee: Sense & Sensibility →
Electra Woman and Dyna Girl is a movie that makes a lot more sense if you know that it originally aired as a series of online episodes, a la Dr. Horrible. In fact, it would fit quite nicely into the universe of Dr. Horrible – the two productions share the characteristics of a low budget used creatively, a cast that seems to be having a wonderful time, and the concept that superheroes and villains have … Continue reading Movie: Electra Woman and Dyna Girl →
Redheadedgirl: I have, in fact, never seen seen this movie. White boys trying to sing Whitney Houston. This is the Most Eighties. Why isn’t Lili Taylor in more things? Sarah: I don’t know. I’d watch Lili Taylor and Joan Cusack do anything. Carrie: Actually I can tell you that – Lili Taylor has said in interviews that she turned down a ton of roles because she refuses to be in a role that denigrates women … Continue reading Smart Bitches Move Matinee: Say Anything →
Kristina of Sweden was queen regnant of Sweden from 1632 to 1654, although to be more accurate, her full list of titles was Queen of the Swedes, Goths and Wends; Grand Princess of Finland, and Duchess of Estonia, Livonia and Karelia, Bremen-Verden, Stettin, Pomerania, Cassubia and Vandalia, Princess of Rugia, Lady of Ingria and of Wismar. During her reign, she championed bringing arts and sciences to Sweden and making Stockholm the Athens of the North. … Continue reading Movie Review: The Girl King →
NB: All the triggers. Seriously, all of them. Yes, even that one. Not kidding. Many of us at this site are Tom Hiddleston fans, and thus many of us are no doubt considering seeing High Rise, a movie in which our dear boy wears nothing but a strategically placed brochure. As it happens, High Rise is available for rent on iTunes ahead of theatrical release on May 13, so I checked it out … Continue reading Movie Review: High Rise →
Love & Friendship is a new movie out in select theaters May 13th, which stars Kate Becksinale, Chloe Sevigny, and Stephen Fry. Based on Jane Austen’s Lady Susan, filmmaker Whit Stillman reimagines the story in which Lady Susan achieves vindication. The film is pretty much Carrie bait, given that she adored Jane Austen’s Lady Susan. So if you like Austen adaptations, check out both the Love & Friendship film, as well as the novelization which was published earlier this … Continue reading Giveaway: Love & Friendship Prize Pack →
It’s time for our April Smart Bitches Movie Matinee, where we all watch a romantic movie, possibly a comedy, when it’s most convenient, then convene on the last Sunday of the month to discuss together! This month, I bring you a conversation wherein RedHeadedGirl, Amanda, and Carrie explain this month’s pick. Sarah: This month’s movie is Strictly Ballroom, which I have never seen. Why do I have to see this movie? Redheadedgirl: Baz Luhrmann does competitive ballroom … Continue reading April Movie Selection: Strictly Ballroom →
Welcome to my third and final post about Mamma Mia! In Part I, I talked about how the movie deals with slut shaming. This first post also summarizes the plot. In Part II, I talked about relationships between women. In this post I’m going to discuss the value the movie places on older adults and their romantic and sexual lives. Mamma Mia includes two generations of friends and lovers. The younger set consists of Sophie, … Continue reading Mamma Mia Part III: Not Too Old For Sex! →
“Come away, O human child! To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand, For the world’s more full of weeping than you can understand.” It all began three years ago. Futzing around on Tumblr (as one does), I happened across a teaser/conceptual trailer from the Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon. Familiar as I was with their work from their very enjoyable first film The Secret of Kells, I gave it a … Continue reading Guest Squee: Song of the Sea →
