***Fierce Female Reblog*** Thoughts on… The Craft (1996) — FILM GRIMOIRE

This film is responsible for a generation of girls from the 90s experimenting with witchcraft and forming their own covens in order to levitate each other during sleepover parties. The Craft (1996, dir. Andrew Fleming) is one of those films that is so 1990s that it almost works as a time travelling device back to […]…

5 Things this Texan Discovered in New York

So, my spice took me to New York last week to see Jessica Lange performing with an ensemble cast to die for [or drool over, depending on your bent] in Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night. A magnificent four-hour free-fall  into the unpalatable bowels of addiction, depression and blame. It was wonderful! You can check out…

Fierce Texan Women

As International Women's Month draws to a close, I thought I'd share a glimpse at a few of my favorite fine, fierce and fabulous women from Texas -- where we grow 'em beautiful, bright, and brave. Joan Crawford, San Antonio, Texas.   Sissy Spacek, Quitman, Texas.   Farrah Fawcett, Corpus Christi, Texas.   Robin Wright, Dallas, Texas…

The Danish Girl: A Love Story

Expecting to see a biopic of Lili Elbe, one of the world's first people to undergo gender transition via medical procedures, I was surprised to witness instead a remarkable and heartbreaking love story. The "inspired by" tagline translates into a "very, very loosely based" biopic, but that's so okay. Especially if you're a romantic.   Lili Elbe, exquisitely…

An Open Letter to Oscar Winners

Kudos to you on your award-winning performance in X. I know that the millions upon millions of dollars you garnered from your film, not to mention the millions more that you'll no doubt reap from future movie, television, and commercial offers seein' as how you've finally reached that most enviable "Oscar Winning Actor" status that can be…

What Scarlet Was Really Thinkin’ Thursday

THE VVITCH: A Deadly Descent into Paranoia

The Witch has been number one on my must-see list for some time, so of course I insisted on seeing it on opening day before my viewing could be influenced by critics' reviews. Basically, I went in to Robert Eggers' debut feature knowing only that it had garnered quite  bit of attention at last year's Sundance Film Festival, that it…

Arthur Miller’s Fall from Grace

Oh my, randall smoot's just opened a great big ol' can of worms concerning the separation of artists and their work. This is a subject that causes much wailing and gnashing of teeth in the Allen home. It's a constant debate, although I usually just heave a heavy sigh and lament the fact that my lust for…

Farewell to the Charismatic Chameleon

David Bowie was the consummate performer. Whether on stage, screen, or in the pages of Vogue, his chameleon-like ability to transform and reinvent himself made this private man a legend that was larger than life. Forever a champion of the underdog, Bowie implored listeners to "turn and face the strange."  His androgynous charm attracted admirers of all…

Truth Stranger than Fiction: Making a Murderer is a Must-See for all Humans

Always fascinated by true-crime documentaries, I was not surprised to see Making a Murderer pop up on my Netflix list of suggested films even though I'd never heard anything about it. What I was surprised by was how truly engaging and provocative the feature is. It suggests that a lot of the true crimes being committed in our justice system…