Unlike The Wolf of Wall Street’s unending carnival of misbehavior, Spring Breakers asks more interesting questions, and is stronger for it.
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By brian longtin • May 1st, 2013 • Category: watchingUpstream Color is beautiful, complex, and hard to stop thinking about. Whether Carruth earned that success with the work itself, or its mystique and cultural standing compelled me to build a critical case on its behalf, I’m still not sure.
The Parody Trap: Portlandia vs Key & Peele
By brian longtin • Apr 2nd, 2013 • Category: watchingKey & Peele push their sketches past the simple parody of Portlandia; and that willingness to go the extra distance, to find moments of universal, emotional truth in their comedy, makes them the best sketch show on television.
The Missing Comedy of the Year Was in the Penalty Box
By brian longtin • Nov 28th, 2012 • Category: watchingCan’t name a classic comedy of 2012? Try a write-in candidate from last year that seems to have slipped under most people’s radar: the minor-league hockey comedy, Goon.
No Other Gods Before Me: Belief in The Master
By brian longtin • Aug 29th, 2012 • Category: watchingThe Master asks big questions about what it means to believe or be believed. But does it deserve the reverence?
Enjoyable Teen Superpower Movie Named Poorly
By brian longtin • Feb 14th, 2012 • Category: watchingChronice’s use of cameras does little to outweigh the multiple awkward exchanges it causes, and yet remains a solid entry in the superhero genre.
The Right Kind of Violence
By brian longtin • Mar 18th, 2011 • Category: watchingWhy shocking Asian imports like I Saw The Devil deserve to be seen.
You Know, For Kids: Five Weird Things About Toy Story 3
By brian longtin • Mar 10th, 2011 • Category: watchingToy Story 3 is typical Pixar greatness. But a few odd details stand out to the adult viewer.
Backlog Addiction: A Wonderful and Terrifying Future of Television
By brian longtin • Feb 23rd, 2011 • Category: watchingNot only is there a constant stream of TV of ‘now’ to be watching; all of the TV of ‘then’ is available too. For the obsessive pop-culture junkie, being well-versed could amount to a full-time job.
Catfish: Don’t Believe What Everyone Wants You to Think It Is
By brian longtin • Sep 17th, 2010 • Category: watchingHow misleading expectations basically subverted and nearly ruined what is otherwise a fascinating, provocative film.
