2011

Do Your Homework: Ruben Östlund's PLAY
Do Your Homework: Ruben Östlund’s PLAY

While most are probably familiar with The Square & Force Majeure, his most provocative, and ingenious work was his overlooked 2011 film Play. 

Horrific Inquiry: SCREAM 4 (2011)
Horrific Inquiry: SCREAM 4 (2011)

The release of Scream 5 is almost here! But first, we need to take a moment to look back on the final Scream installment Wes Craven would work on: Scream 4.

Queerly Ever After #62: WHAT HAPPENS NEXT (2011)
Queerly Ever After #62: WHAT HAPPENS NEXT (2011)

In this week’s Queerly Ever After, we take a look at 2011’s What Happens Next, a romantic comedy where the romance outpaces the comedy.

Queerly Ever After #58: LONGHORNS (2011)
Queerly Ever After #58: LONGHORNS (2011)

Barley even a movie, Longhorns is just terrible, lacking any redemption – and there really isn’t that much else to say.

FROM UP ON POPPY HILL Gorō Miyazaki's Best Film, 10 Years Later
FROM UP ON POPPY HILL: Gorō Miyazaki’s Best Film, 10 Years Later

Looking at the legacy of Gorō Miyazaki’s best film, From Up On Poppy Hill, which was written by his father, the legendary Hayao Miyazaki.

ANOTHER EARTH: A Multidimensional Success
ANOTHER EARTH: A Multidimensional Success

Another Earth, Mike Cahill’s sci-fi romance celebrating its tenth anniversary, is multifaceted and deeply layered.

SOUND OF MY VOICE: A Retrospective Look At Indie Gold
SOUND OF MY VOICE: A Retrospective Look At Indie Gold

With Sound of My Voice is celebrating its anniversary this year, now is the time to relive this classic Indie gem or to discover it for the first time.

Queerly Ever After #44: PRIVATE ROMEO (2011)
Queerly Ever After #44: PRIVATE ROMEO (2011)

Private Romeo is an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet that transposes the action to the fictional McKinley Military Academy.

ATTACK THE BLOCK Is Still An Irreverent Sci-Fi Movie With A Strong Moral Centre
ATTACK THE BLOCK Is Still An Irreverent Sci-Fi Movie With A Strong Moral Centre

Attack The Block from Joe Cornish remains a rare gem that challenges the audience just as much as it entertains.

ALMAYER'S FOLLY: The Quiet Violence of Colonialism
ALMAYER’S FOLLY: The Quiet Violence of Colonialism

Almayer’s Folly is a movie that quietly but forcefully acknowledges Chantal Akerman’s feminism, accommodating the racial imbalances with equal space as the gender dynamics.

Queerly Ever After #29: GOING DOWN IN LA-LA LAND (2011)
Queerly Ever After #29: GOING DOWN IN LA-LA LAND (2011)

From the premise, it seemed like it could be a sort of lascivious movie, but Going Down in La-La Land was a surprisingly entertaining film.

Queerly Ever After #21: ROMEOS (2011)
Queerly Ever After #21: ROMEOS (2011)

Romeos gets points for being one of the few films out there about a trans-man who gets a happy ending, but it is mired in unlikable characters who run the gamut of stereotypes.

AHS 1984 (S9 E 8,9) "Rest in Pieces" & "Final Girl": The Final Episodes
AHS 1984 (S9E8,9) “Rest in Pieces” & “Final Girl”: The Final Episodes

In a compassionate ending, the season wraps up with a happy ending for all, a rarity for American Horror Story.

A Fan Conversation: How CABIN IN THE WOODS Kills Kids & Starts The Apocalypse
A Fan Conversation: How CABIN IN THE WOODS Kills Kids & Starts The Apocalypse

We “listen in” on a conversation between huge Cabin In The Woods fans, Clement Tyler Obropta and Karen Pinilla as they look back on Drew Goddard’s 2011 horror.

AHS 1984 (S9E6) "Episode 100": New Beginnings
AHS 1984 (S9E6) “Episode 100”: New Beginnings

By this episode’s completion, we now know everyone is on the hunt for revenge and a bloodbath. Who will be victorious in the great clash of 1989? Only one way to find out.