Month: September 2024

The Substance: Had Some until the Two Hour Mark

I really wanted to like The Substance (written and directed by Coralie Fargeat). However, she makes Emerald Fennell look like a happy-go-lucky individual (see Saltburn and Promising Young Woman for references). Her point about the pressure on modern women to stay slim and trim until death is very well done. Relatable scenes to perfectionist types… Continue reading The Substance: Had Some until the Two Hour Mark

Sing Sing Had me at Sing

Did you know Sing Sing is from the Native American language which means stone on stone and that after Edison introduced the electric chair there in 1903 that the town changed its name to Ossining as to not be confused with the jail? And did you also know that while Joker Deux (or whatever the… Continue reading Sing Sing Had me at Sing