That Rose You Do

On January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

I forgot to mention one of the many effects achieved by That Thing You Do! endlessly repeating its title track, and this effect is related to another movie I’ve been meaning to write about: Bette Midler’s The Rose.

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That Song You Do and Do and Do and Do and Do and Do and Do

On January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

And now, a random missive from 1996:

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Fox and His Subtitles

On December 30, 2020December 30, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

And now, a New Year’s Eve note from our sponsors in the annals of ludicrously-nitpicky cinephilia:

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Twin Piques

On December 16, 2020December 16, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Months after finishing the entirety of Twin Peaks, I’m still fascinated by the widely-maligned second half of season two.

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Spiked

On December 10, 2020December 10, 2020 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

After my aforementioned Spike Lee retrospective, I’m ready to make excessively-broad generalizations, each with exceptions galore, regarding how his joints tend to smoke.

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