With 1990s movies, a common problem is that films were often partially funded by production companies that no longer exist, so some rights holders can be tricky to identify.

Most of these are pretty common on DVD.

Even at the time Pump Up the Volume struck me as a bit too suburban-rebellious, something that foreshadowed the people a few years later who thought they were edgy for dying their hair red. But yes it may be the last glimpse at an 80-ish high school, one of the few that captures a post-new wave but pre-grunge moment.…

Didn’t old AV Club have a feature where they broke down the mise-en-scène of film scenes? How far we’ve fallen

Is this a good or bad thing? Please rewrite this article for people who aren’t terminally online

Even worse he stole the name from Don ‘The Rock’ Muroco

It would have been horrible if Rock had done that.

“Sacheen Littlefeather, who took the stage to decline Marlon Brando’s 1973 Oscar in an effort to bring attention to the industry’s unfair treatment of Native Americans, said the only reason John Wayne failed to physically attack her is because a whopping six men were restraining him. Where was his ban, Academy?”

That she’s worried people have forgotten about her so she needs to say something outrageous to refresh her brand?

CRACK IS WACK

I mean, it could be if you really wanted to.

Me too. one of Woody Allen’s best; Gordon Willis’ cinematography is astonishing; underrated Diane Keaton performance.

Just don’t do it. I know y’all had fun making it and got some deserved critical acclaim and all that, but...remember Big Little Lies 2?

Especially when the only concrete example seems to be ‘microaggressions’

Lesson here: if you want to be creative don’t make capeshit 

Because it means it will be shot in Vancouver in a soulless house style and it will be forgotten in a week unless it gets some attention from a needledrop from a 1980s alternative band

The real question is, is it Netflix’s or The Cramps’ PR team trying to make The Cramps the next streaming-driven hit? I swear about 8 pop culture sites have done this exact same piece.

Hey Charlie! I got a movie for ya: A Fridge Too Far!

I do think HBO’s brand has lost some luster because of HBO-Max, which lumps the channel in with a lot of junk from the ‘Max’ side. This is a potential good decision that might allow HBO to re-establish itself.

‘This…is Bullshit’ is an all-time great line reading, the voice of a guy who’s been politic and respectful finally leading into the absurdity of Baltimore politics and policing.