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…of film reviews, essays, commentaries and faux interviews by Paulette Reynolds, from January, 2012 to the present.

Blog Archive

2023

March

March 8 - Tar: Are You Being Gaslighted?

February

February 1 - Avatar 2: The Way of Water

January

January 20 - The Banshees of Inisherin

January 13 - The Pale Blue Eye

2022

December

December 20 - 'Tis the season for Murder

December 10 - Wednesday

November

November 29 - Doc Martin

October

October 21 - The Munsters 2022

October 14 - Blonde 2022

September

August

August 16 - Hello, My Name is Doris

August 8 - Horror Noire: The History of Black Horror

July

July 26 - Song of the Swan

June

June 7 - Scotland, PA

May 3 - In Praise of Family

April

April 25 - Women Warriors: Celebrating Women's History Month

March

February 24 - Nightmare Alley: The Fraternal Twins of Noir

January 24 - Making Sweet Tea

January 10 - The Big Heat * 1953

2021

November 29 - Femme Fatales * Part Two: Crime is My Career

October 3 - Venom 2: Let There Be Carnage

August:

August 5 - Rhapsody in August

July:

July 5 - Femme Fatales * Part One: Honey, I'm Home!

June:

June 28 - Ophelia

May:

May 14 - Death in Paradise

May 5 - Janet Green: Tapping into the Dark Side

February:

February 26 - CineMata's Fantasy Golden Globes 2021

February 3 - Miss Scarlet and the Duke

January:

January 1 - How Jefferson in Paris Subverts History and the Female Gaze

2020:

December:

December 31 - MANK

December 20 - 12 Days of Cinematic Christmas 2020

November:

October:

October 23 - The Divine Order

October 13 - Macbeth 2015

September:

September 1 - Women Make Film

August:

August 15 - Black Ballerina

August 5 - Crime of Passion

July:

July 25 - My Pandemic Marathon Diaries

July 20 - The Twelve

May:

May 20 - Leftover Women

May 15 - Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind

May 12 - Adrift in Soho

May 1 - The Stranger

April:

April 15 - Self Made

March: Recovering from Awards Season

February:

February 24 - H4

February 1 - Sanditon

January:

January 27 - Mr. Sunshine

January 17 - Oscar 2020

January 7 - Paint It Red

2019:

December:

December 26 - The Irishman

November:

November 18 - Be Natural

October:

October 15 - HAMLET in the Golden Vale

September:

September 28 - Netflix and the World of International Noir

September 10 - Beware the Illustrated Man

September 1 - Farmsteaders

July:

July 20 - Cine's 2018/19 Seasonal Favorites

July 3 - Fiona Shaw

June:

June 28 - Dark Phoenix

June 19 - Trouble is My Business

May:

May 25 - Pokemon Detective Pikachu

May 15 - Little

April:

April 28 - The Highwaymen

April 9 - The Browsing Effect

April 3 - As You Like It

March:

March 21 - Twilight: A Primal Call for Patriarchal Dominance

March 15 - Hunter

March 6 - The Loves of Carmen: A Technicolor Femme Fatale

February:

February 20 - Award Season 2019 Redux: Well-Behaved Women Rarely Make History

February 14 - Cine's New Year Resolutions: Watch More Netflix!

January:

January 10 - Auteur Directors: How Women Directors are Forbidden Creative Recognition

2018

December:

December 18 - Clara's Ghost

December 10 - To Dream

November:

November 27 - The New Romantic

November 19 - Here and Now

November 2 - Unlovable

October:

October 18 - The Landing

October 1 - Romance of Our Parents

September:

September 4 - Choosing Signs

September 1 - I CAN I WILL I DID

August:

August 23 - The Fierce Women of Summer

August 11 - Iron Brothers

August 8 - Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

July:

July 23 - Across the River

July 20 - Josephine Doe

July 16 - Book Review: A Woman's View

July 1 - Honorary Star Spot - Alice Guy-Blache

June:

June 25 - Incredibles 2

June 15 - SUNSET: Interview Hot Seat

June 8 - Bombshell: Hedy Lamarr

May:

May 20 - Sherlock Gnomes

May 8 - The Grand Hotel: A Four-Sided Saga

April:

April 29 - Sunset

April 6 - Cold War

April 1 - Raisin in the Sun 3

March:

March 28 - Grand Hotel

March 20 - Kill Order

March 15 - The Forgiven

March 1 - Midnighters

February:

February 23 - Half Magic

February 16 - Looking Glass

February 9 - Entanglement

February 5 - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

February 9 - Paddington 2

February 1 - TCM: A Class Act

January:

January 10 - The Best Film Experiences of 2017

January 9 - Crazy Famous

January 7 - The Best of TV * 2017

January 5 - Stratton

January 1 - The Best of Netflix * 2017

January 1 - Hollywood Heaven : In Memoriam * 2017

2017

December:

December 10 - Unrest

November:

November 17 - Almost Friends

November 9 - Mayhem

October:

October 19 - Jungle

October 5 - The Osiris Child

September:

September 26 - Female Detectives on TV

September 16 - Love & Friendship

September 16 - Fences

September 3 - The Handmaiden

September 3 - Hidden Figures

August:

August 25 - Bushwick

August 16 - Dave Made a Maze

August 11 - Pilgrimage

August 3 - Fun Mom Dinner

August 1 - Martha Fiennes' ONEGIN

July:

July 28 - Listen to Me Marlon

July 27 - Who the F**k is that Guy?

July 3 - The Man in the Camo Jacket

July 1 - The Many Faces of Noir: The Whistler Film Series

June:

June 15 - Victorian Slum House

June 14 - Once Upon A Time in Venice: Requiem for a Legend

June 2 - Handsome Devil

June 2 - Aaron's Blood

May:

May 25 - Spirit Game: Pride of a Nation

May 14 - In Order of Disappearance

May 14 - Hail Caesar!

May 2 - 45 Years

April:

April 27 - Black Rose

April 26 - Neo-Renaissance TV: Feud: Bette and Joan and Big Little Lies

April 24 - Nola Circus

April 20 - Comfort

April 13 - Don't Be Bad

March:

March 26 - The Dressmaker

March 26 - I Am Not Your Negro

March 14 - ATOMICA

March 1 - Burlesque: Heart of the Glitter Tribe

March 1 - Lavender

February:

February 27 - We Heart the Bad Boys

February 24 - Female Villains to Die For

February 22 - Lego Batman: A Super Hero in Crisis

February 8 - Caramel

February 7 - Boss: A Political Neo-Noir in 3 Acts

January:

January 9 - SING

January 7 - #OscarsSoTarnished

2016:

December:

December 15 - 10 Remakes to Remember

November:

November 3 - Charles Epting: Silent Film Historian

October:

October 19 - Innuendo 2017

September:

September 7 - Jessica Keaton: Hollywood's Silent Film Grave Huntress

September 26 - #Whiterose: Indentity, Secrecy and BD Wong

August:

August 30 - It's a Kid's Life: Summer Flicks 2016

August 10 - Gone with the Wind

July:

July 13 - Pepe le Moko 1937

July 1 - Sofia Coppola and The Silent Woman

June:

June 14 - Drag Queens and Trannies

May:

May 27 - The Girls in the Band

May 26 - Rebellion

April:

April 15 - Lucy

April 19 - My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

April 30 - Most Memorable Moms

March:

March 1 - 50 Shades of Oscar

March 14 - Spy

March 14 - Mystery Street 1950

March 1 - Kung Fu Panda 3

February:

Feb 18 - Bridesmaids 2011

Feb 17 - Milk 2009

January:

Jan 10 -  2016 Golden Globes

Jan 1 - Cine Mata's 2015 Picks and Pans

Jan 21 - Oscar 2016 and The Politics of Segregation

Jan 19 - Morning for the Osone Family

2015:

December:

Dec 17 - Women in the White House

Dec 18 - La Boheme 1926

November:

Nov 17 - Star Spot:  Viola Davis

Nov 17 - The Blot 1921

October:

Oct 9 - Anonymous

Oct  20 - Count Bela Reviews Nosferatu and Vampyr

Oct 14 - TCM's Trailblazing Women in Film

September:

Sept 12 - 2015 Emmy's Redux

Sept 10 - Thelma and Louise:  Redefining the Female Gaze

Sept 17 - The Unbearable Whiteness of Emmy Hosting

Sept 10 - The Barefoot Contessa: A Noir Bridge to Nowhere

August:

Aug 20 - Elizabeth Banks:  Batting a Winning Game

Aug 4 - True Detective Navigates Noirland

Aug 21 - They Won't Believe Me

July:

July 10 - Texas Rising

July 24 - 2014/2015 TV Season, Part II

July 6 - Transcendence 2014

June:

June 15 - The Unmaking of Shia LaBeouf

June 24 - 2014/2015 TV Season, Part I

May:

May 13 - Cult Faves

May 17 - Book Review:  Auntie Mama's Favorite Son,  Patrick Dennis

April:

April 15 - The Ides of March

April 25 - Mildred Pierce HBO

March:

March 11 - Philomena

March 29 - Fritz Lang's M

February:

Feb 23 - Oscars Dodge

Feb 10 - Cine's Walk of Fame Tour

January:

Jan 9 - Pandora's Box

Jan 29 - La Bete Humaine

2014:

December:

Dec 14 - The 12 Days of Cinematic Christmas

November:

Nov 20 - Birth

Nov 9 - Imitation of Life 1934

October:

Oct 6 - Dragonwyck

Oct 19 - The Honor Diaries

September:

Sept 4 - Stage Beauty

Sept 18 - Frazzled Hair Wars

August:

Aug 26 - 2014 Emmys: A Dash of Racism

Aug 19 - I'm Not There

July:

July 2 - Cousin Bette

July 28 - Soul Men

June:

June 6 - What is Film Noir?

June 30 - Cleopatra 1934

May:

May 9 - 2013/2014 TV Favorites, Part II

May 18 - British Feminista TV

April:

April 1 - Cult Film Faves

April 16 - Lady Scarface

March:

March 28- 2014 Post Awards Season with Ida Lupino

March 6 - Don Juan

February:

Feb 6 - The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes

Feb 21 - American Masters: Salinger

January:

Jan 28 - 2014 Oscars:  Plantation Politics

2013:

December:

Dec 2 - Book Review: I'm A Lebowski, You're A Lebowski

November:

Nov 3 - The Duke Reviews Cowboys & Aliens vs. WW Z

October:

Oct 22 - Gravity

September:

Sept 23 - 2013 Emmys: Hold the Mayo!

Sept 28 - The Story of Film

August:

Aug 11 - Elizabeth Taylor Visits Cine Mata

Aug 30 - Moonrise Kingdom

July:

July 18 - Film Franchise Meltdown

June:

June 15 - Orson Welles: An Independent Film Tribute

May:

May 28 - Liberace Dishes on Behind the Candelabra

May 10 - Flight

April:

April 20 - Appropriate Adult

March:

March 3 The Woman in Black

March 19 - Coriolanus

February:

Feb 21 - 2013/2014 TV Favorites, Part I

January:

Jan 20 - Lincoln

Jan 14 - Looper

2012:

December:

Dec 15 - Lawless

November:

Nov 20 - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

October:

Oct 18 - Book Review: Dark Dames

September:

Sept 1 - Dan Duryea Nails Noir

August:

Aug 25 - By the People: The Election of Barack Obama

July:

July 24 - They Drive by Night

June:

June 9 - Girls with Guns 3.0

May:

May 25 Side-By-Side: Shutting out Female Voices

April:

April 21 - Poliwood and The Hollywood Blacklist

March:

March 5 - Brassed Off

March 17 - Inception

February:

Feb 28 - Elizabeth Taylor: The Passing of an Icon

January:

Jan 9 - Black Swan

Jan 24 - Hollywood Director's Club: For Men Only


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