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Oscar Tribute: The Noms They Got Right
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Mar 10, 2024
I’ve ranted about the films I didn’t watch–and didn’t want to–but three of the films nominated for Oscars this year are great films. NO spoilers. American Fiction. Clever, funny, and original, this satire/dramedy delivers genuine laughs while also addressing heartbreak. read more
Oscar Rant, Part 3: Flower Moon’s Many Missteps
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Mar 4, 2024
Spoilers–but not as many as Scorsese’s I knew I would struggle to warm to Martin Scorsese’s interpretation of a well-loved book. Killers of the Flower Moon is a heartbreaking, fascinating page turner. And it is a history book. I stayed up till 4 am to finish it. What I didn’t read more
Oscar Rant, Part II: Barbie
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Feb 26, 2024
I walked into Barbie with sky-high expectations. I had been tracking the career of its co-screenwriter (and Greta Gerwig’s spouse) Noah Baumbach since 1995’s Kicking and Screaming played on my VCR in college. My roommates and I–and my sister–had fallen deeply and completely i read more
My Oscar Rant, Part 1: Snark
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Feb 19, 2024
It’s that time again–my chance to rant about the films that shouldn’t have been nominated and moan about better films that weren’t. Next time, I’ll discuss Oscar nominees I loved or at least liked. But for this post, I’m going to embrace the snark. Past Lives. If read more
The 10 Funniest Xmas Movies
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Dec 22, 2023
In no particular order except for #1, my favorite to rewatch: 1. The Ref (1994). The non-sentimental xmas movie I love most. The real question is who is the funniest here: Denis Leary, who has taken a family hostage? Judy Davis and Kevin Spacey, as The War-of-the-Roses-worthy combatants who make us read more
The Charming Shop Around the Corner
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Dec 14, 2023
Last month, I wrote about Jimmy Stewart playing a monster in Vertigo. It seems only fair that I cover one of his gentlest roles next, that of lovelorn salesman Alfred Kralik in holiday favorite The Shop Around the Corner (1940). For those unfamiliar with the film, it was later remade as the horrible read more
Vertigo’s Beast: Jimmy Stewart (1958)
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Nov 6, 2023
Spoilers abound. I love a good casting against type. That’s why Scottie in Vertigo is so disarming: It’s creepy to find America’s aw-shucks sweetheart, Jimmy Stewart, playing a villain. Of course, not all of Stewart’s parts are sugary; he was a murderer in The Thin Man series. He was a professor read more
Casting The Thin Man Remake
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Oct 16, 2023
Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie are discussing a remake of The Thin Man, which has its longtime fans abuzz. While many ingredients are essential to an effective remake, the most important step is to take inspiration from the original pairing–cast the unexpected. After all, William Powell and Myrna read more
The File on Thelma Jordan
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Oct 6, 2023
The File on Thelma Jordan isn’t a noir of same caliber as Barbara Stanwyck’s more famous films. It’s not Double Indemnity, or Sorry, Wrong Number or even The Strange Love of Martha Ivers. But with Stanwyck as a femme fatale, you know you’re going to enjoy yourself. ***Slight read more
Burning (2018): Eerie Film Noir
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Sep 25, 2023
Burning (2018) is the kind of film that rides on a great premise: Guy meets and falls for elusive girl. He loses elusive girl to rich guy. Elusive girl disappears. Is she just following her elusive nature, or did rich guy do her in? None of the characters but the rich guy–Ben (Steven Yeun)R read more
Bergman’s Weird Wife in Stromboli
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Aug 28, 2023
I’ve always been curious about the film that united director Roberto Rossellini and actress Ingrid Bergman in their illicit romance. How red-hot would an affair have to be to lead to a public censure in the US Senate and a six-year ostracism from Hollywood? I was prepared for something akin t read more
The Stunning Talent in Stormy Weather (1943)
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Aug 13, 2023
How ridiculous is the amount of talent in Stormy Weather (1943)? You’ve got Fats Waller and Ada Brown performing “That Ain’t Right,” a scene that obviously inspired Aretha Franklin’s “Think” in The Blues Brothers (1980). My favorite lines in a hilarious ca read more
The 8 Movie Characters I’d Bring to See Barbie
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Aug 6, 2023
If I could bring any film characters with me to the Barbie movie, this crew would come along. We would shout, complain, and advise (quite loudly), and so an empty theater–and an earlier viewing by me–would be critical. But just try to imagine with me, how perfect this party would be̷ read more
The Prowler (1951): a Jealous Husband Film Noir
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jul 25, 2023
Most film noirs are cautionary as well as bad luck tales. But there’s a particular type that seems to be created by untrusting husbands and wives, the “you’ll be sorry if you cheat” noir. The most memorable for many of us are Fatal Attraction (1987) for the disloyal husband, read more
My Cat, Mae West, and Sextette
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on May 25, 2023
Perhaps you’re choosing to honor your cat by naming her after Mae West. (And can there be a greater honor?) You can’t go with Mae. It’s too delicate. And you can’t go with Mae West. Too hard to say when your cat is jumping on the counter. But you have to name her for Mae Wes read more
Ray Milland & the Columbo Surge
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on May 15, 2023
I adore that Columbo is experiencing a renaissance with younger audiences. Gabrielle Sanchez attributes it to youth’s “clamor for more murder mysteries that skewer the rich.” Not hard to believe given the dominance of The White Lotus and Succession. Columbo’s viewership had already been climbing read more
Better as a Remake? The Thomas Crown Affair
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Apr 6, 2023
For those of you who love both versions of The Thomas Crown Affair (and why wouldn’t you?), it can be tough to determine which of these slick, funny, seductive films is superior. But today I’ll make an attempt. I’d love to hear your opinions in the comments–1999, or 1968? The read more
The Comic Magic of Confess, Fletch
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Mar 16, 2023
I’ve now watched the Jon Hamm-helmed remake of Fletch three times. This may surprise those of you who adored the original Fletch series–and Chevy Chase’s performance in it–as much as I did. But the film is a different animal and defies comparison; it also contains enough qui read more
Aftersun: Too Intimate for the Oscars, Rant Part II
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jan 29, 2023
Aftersun deserved best picture & directing Oscars this year, but it had no shot. The Academy doesn’t like to award intimate little stories about relationships. They like loud message films, and loud action films, and stories about men being men. And when they (rarely) pivot their patterns read more
The Leo Grande Snub & More Oscar-Related Reasons I’m Pissed Off, Part I
Cary Grant Won't Eat You Posted by Judy on Jan 25, 2023
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande. An enjoyable, meaningful film about a woman dealing with sex and her self-worth in middle age. A nuanced story, with a sympathetic portrait of sex workers. It gets nada from the Academy. A subtle, star-making turn by Daryl McCormack–ignored. And Emma Thompson not read more