Previously on The Littlest Winslow…I set out to watch every single Best Picture winner in the history of the Academy Awards. I’ve been blogging about the experience. I have come to regret this life choice. It’s been a long time since I posted about my Epic Film Quest – my journey / pitiful attempt at watching all…
Pop culture has an unquenchable thirst for nostalgia. Rebooted films dominate the big screen (It), throwback candy and juice are stocked on every store shelf (or forever sold out, like Ecto Cooler), and 80’s purists still abide by the “Be Kind, Rewind” mantra on Instagram. Nostalgia is not only omnipresent, but it’s dictating the way studios are producing content, which is why…
***This post contains spoilers for Season 4 of Orange is the New Black. Only read this if you’ve finished the season.*** See? Was that so hard? That, my gentle readers, is a spoiler warning. But you already knew that because you’re one of the good ones. The pop culture-devouring, internet-savvy elite. And you also know…
In Hello, My Name Is Doris, a woman in her 60s vies for the attention of her new and much younger co-worker, while trying to break out of a shell she’s spent decades hiding in. What sounds like safe rom-com terrain (and it is) turns into a heartwarming and empowering anti-ageist tale about reinventing yourself and trusting your gut. Doris (played with…
Paul Feig ain’t afraid of no ghosts. He ain’t afraid of no trolls either. The Freaks and Geeks creator’s reboot of the seminal 1984 classic Ghostbusters hit theaters this weekend, and quite frankly, I enjoyed the hell out of it. If you aren’t aware of the backlash against it by now, Google “misogyny” and surely, pages and pages…
[Spoiler free] Do we ever really reconcile our past? Those darkest parts of ourselves that we desperately try to keep hidden? That’s what Bloodline confronts its characters (and viewers) with. The Netflix original revolves around a close-knit family of four adult siblings whose secrets and scars are revealed when their black sheep brother, Danny (the incomparable Ben Mendelsohn), returns…
Remember The A.V. Club’s A. V. Undercover series? The series is still cranking out some of the coolest, most captivating covers ever, and we all know how I feel about cover songs. This time around, Teri Gender Bender and the rest of Le Butcherettes take on Miley Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball” and the result is fierce.…
The original Nintendo Entertainment System is coming back November 11, only this time, it’ll be mini and fit in the palm of your hand. The system, set at an affordable $60, will come pre-loaded with 30 of your favorite NES games built-in, and will plug directly into a High-Def TV via HDMI. The package will hook…
Be prepared, fellow concert-goers: You may soon have to actually watch the shows you go see. Apple has received approval for a patent on technology that could disable your phone’s video and camera capabilities in certain settings: i.e., your next Beyoncé concert. How does it work? A tiny sensor is placed on or near the…
After four albums with Delta Spirit and a one-off with Middle Brother, a supergroup featuring members of Deer Tick and Dawes, Matthew Logan Vasquez is back, only this time he’s going it alone. Having released a solo EP last year, Vasquez’s debut LP Solicitor Returns dropped this year and it’s way rockier than you’d expect. With…