FURMAN ON FILM

Jul 27, 20239 min read

Feminism & The Empowered Self – Barbie as Both “Meta” Commentary and Inspired, Pop Hilarity

“F**K THE PATRIARCHY!” And with that opening salvo (which never, by the way, appears in the screenplay to the new film about Mattel’s...

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May 4, 20233 min read

Visually Sumptuous Yet Quietly Haunting - The Rider's Exploration of Masculinity in the Modern West

On paper, The Rider simply does not work. In fact, it’s almost oxymoronic. An Asian woman crafting an emotional journey about life in the...

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Sep 30, 20226 min read

An Ode to a Friend - Boogie Nights Up Close

To be completely honest, Boogie Nights is nowhere near the top of my list of favorite films. But, after this most recent third viewing,...

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May 15, 20216 min read

Top Gun at 35: The Patina of 80’s Cool

On this week in May 35 years ago, a little high-wire jet flying, cockpit action stunting, oiled up volleyball playing, classically...

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May 14, 20219 min read

Where Genre Horror Meets Auteurist Delight – The Shining in Retrospect

May 23, 1980 The central conceit of TWIM, birthed from the expansive brain of my friend and its creator, Scott Sipling, explores the...

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