Movie Reviews and Previews The time of their lives: Dirty Dancing at 35 Want to experience the crushing passage of time? Dirty Dancing was released thirty-five years ago, on August 21, 1987. It remains one of the most enduringly popular films of the 1980s, a foundational text in the contemporary romantic drama canon. But it’s also an artifact of 1980s nostalgia, as By Sarah • Aug 19, 2022 12:02 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Point Break is a feminine perspective on toxic masculinity There are a lot of reasons Point Break remains, after 30 years, incredibly watchable and a touchstone in pop culture. A lot of it is to do with the eternal appeal of Keanu Reeves, of peak Patrick Swayze, of the great action scenes and dumb-fun plot. Some of it might By Sarah • Jul 14, 2021 04:09 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Point Break at 30 Today marks the 30th anniversary of one of American action cinema’s most iconic films, Point Break. So welcome to Point Break Week! We’ll be revisiting the film over the next few days and the reasons why it continues to appeal, and is still so beloved, after three decades. By Sarah • Jul 12, 2021 03:32 pm
James Franco Franco Chippendales James Franco hit up Rob Pruitt’s 2010 Art Awards at Webster Hall in New York last night because he WENT TO FILM SCHOOL. I WENT TO FILM SCHOOL is my new favourite, favourite reason of all time. It works in every sentence re: James Franco. Like... James Franco ate By Lainey • Dec 09, 2010 05:18 am
Maple Leaf Goon >Love Guru Then again, it’s not hard to be better than The Love Guru. Woah wait. Wasn’t Jessica Alba in The Love Guru. Was she forced at gunpoint? Because, you know, she’s all discerning and sh-t right? Anyway, there’s another Canadian who is making a movie about hockey. By Lainey • Nov 25, 2010 03:15 am
