SOUTH PARK “You’re Not Yelping” Recap

October 14, 2015 by Brittany Cullen Posted in TV Reviews Tagged South Park, TV Reviews Leave a comment

This week on South Park: Having successfully lured the socially conscious Whole Foods franchise to their PC mountain town, the residents of South Park are now enjoying a wave of new restaurants that the superbly marketed supermarket has attracted to the Historic Shi Tpa Town. The influx of eateries has brought out the inner food blogger in half of the town’s residents, including Eric Cartman, Gerald Broflovski, and police chief Harrison Yates. Each Yelper believes that their critiques function as a lighthouse for the community; guiding the thousands of folks that hang on their every word to the food providers that they deserve. Read More

SOUTH PARK “The City Part of Town” Recap

October 8, 2015 by Brittany Cullen Posted in TV Reviews Tagged Matt Stone, South Park, Trey Parker, TV Reviews 1 Comment

Last week on South Park: Mr. Garrison is busy dropping truth bombs across America but his quest for the White House isn’t resonating well with some sects of society, specifically those with an 8th grade education or higher. Jimmy Fallon is directing jokes of a similar nature at the good people of South Park, as he makes light of the type of community that would give rise to such an outspoken redneck on The Tonight Show. Butters is reduced to tears as he watches Fallon parody the state of education in his hometown: “Welcome to South Park University, open your shotguns and slap your wives”. Read More

SOUTH PARK “Where My Country Gone” Recap

September 24, 2015 by Brittany Cullen Posted in TV Reviews Tagged Matt Stone, South Park, Trey Parker, TV Reviews 4 Comments

This week on South Park: During a televised White House event, President Obama honors a dejected Kyle for lighting up social media with #tolerance and #acceptance after lauding his current hero (and former least favorite Kardashian): The “stunning and brave” Caitlyn Jenner.
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SOUTH PARK “Stunning and Brave” Recap

September 17, 2015 by Brittany Cullen Posted in TV Reviews Tagged South Park, Stunning and Brave, TV Reviews 3 Comments

This week on South Park: Principal Victoria is fired after one of her elementary student’s refers to the act of rape as a “hot Cosby”. Addressing a cafeteria packed with parents and students, Victoria’s replacement, PC Principal, vows to clamp down on the school’s rampant bigotry whilst calling out Mr. Garrison for telling his 4^th grade class that women without wombs should get AIDS tests (in Mr. Garrison’s defense, he was a lesbian when he said that). Read More

Out in Theaters: ‘THE BEAUTY INSIDE’

September 11, 2015 by Brittany Cullen Posted in Out in Theaters Tagged Baek Jong-yeol, Foreign Film, Out in Theaters, Reviews, The Beauty Inside Leave a comment

Categories are powerful. If I were to classify this film as a “romantic comedy” at this point in the review, a substantial portion of potential viewers will have dismissed the idea of going to see it by the end of this sentence. Our hard-wired categorization processes simultaneously serve as the lighthouse and blind spot of all facets of decision-making. The Beauty Inside half-heartedly sets out to explore this complex aspect of cognitive function in the context of romantic relationships. It tracks the life and love of protagonist Woo-Jin, a 29 year-old man with a highly unorthodox affliction: He is devoid of all social categories because his race, age, and gender changes every time he falls asleep. Read More

Documentary Dossier: BEST OF ENEMIES

August 16, 2015 by Brittany Cullen Posted in Documentaries, Out in Theaters Tagged Best of Enemies, Documentaries, Gore Vidal, Myra Breckinridge, Out in Theaters, Reviews, William F. Buckley Jr. Leave a comment

Best of Enemies gives a gripping account of the momentous ideological clash between William F. Buckley Jr. and Gore Vidal during the 1968 presidential primaries. In a bid for ratings, ABC (widely considered the “budget car rental of television news”) pitted conservative political commentator Buckley against Vidal, the creator of transsexual literary icon Myra Breckinridge and the one person (bar all communists) whom Buckley had sworn never to appear on screen with. Read More

Documentary Dossier: SNEAKERHEADZ

August 7, 2015 by Brittany Cullen Posted in Documentaries, Out in Theaters Tagged David T. Friendly, Documentaries, Mick Partridge, Out in Theaters, Reviews, Sneakerheadz Leave a comment

Sneakerheadz documents the intricate cultural and economic customs of Sneakerdom: an ever-expanding realm where a pair of second hand shoes (namely those of the Air Jordan variety) can fetch resellers up to $100,000. Mick Partridge and Little Miss Sunshine’s David T. Friendly trace the sneaker’s step from the retro-Converse soles of basketball legends competing at Rucker Park, to feet featuring on the runways of Paris Fashion Week. Read More

Out in Theaters: THE SUICIDE THEORY

July 6, 2015 by Brittany Cullen Posted in Out in Theaters Tagged Dru Brown, Leon Cane, Out in Theaters, Reviews, Steve Mouzakis, The Suicide Theory Leave a comment

A well-written and excellently executed script can buoy an isolated cliché. As The Suicide Theory embodies neither of these traits, it hits an iceberg early on with multiple turns of the phrase “Do you believe in fate?” and manages to sink rather rapidly. Read More

Documentary Dossier: FRESH DRESSED

June 25, 2015 by Brittany Cullen Posted in Documentaries, Out in Theaters Tagged Dapper Dan, Fresh Dressed, Out in Theaters, Reviews, Sacha Jenkins Leave a comment

Sacha Jenkins’ directorial debut examines fashion in hip hop as a means of freedom of individual expression and aspiration, as well as a mechanism of mass social control. It gives some insight into why a song that incessantly chants “Versace” for four minutes can clock over 12 million views on Vevo, when really (to quote Dr. Kanye West) “you not affording Versace”. None of us are. Read More