On the 20th Anniversary of GHOST WORLD and 99% of Humanity
by Audrey Callerstrom, Staff Writer
Even films about so-called nerds or outcasts usually paint high school in a sentimental light…
To All My Friends
by Judson Cade Pedigo
Well, hello there. I didn’t hear you come in. I’ve just been going over the guest list for my celebration. What am I celebrating? The only thing worth celebrating my friend: movies. I’m putting together the ultimate invite list for my big bash. It’s kind of like a Quinceañera…except with less dancing and more movies. Wait, what? Of course you didn’t get my invitation, you’re not invited. Don’t be like that, nobody that I ACTUALLY know is going. Maybe you misunderstood me. This is just for me and a couple of close friends, my movie friends. You know, movie friends. Let me explain.
Read MoreWhip It
Directed by Drew Barrymore (2009)
by Rosalie Kicks!,
Old Sport at Moviejawn
My initial feeling after watching Whip It was: MEH. Then I re-watched Ghost World.
OK. So let’s go back in time for a moment. 2001. Video Stores. You guys remember video stores, right? That time when robots didn’t tell us what to watch, algorithms didn’t exist, and we had the freedom of choice. Well, in 2001 my best friend and I often wound up in a video store on a Friday night. We would wander the aisles looking for movies that often were not part of the mainstream…the more obscure or unusual the box cover the better. This is how we found Punch-Drunk Love, The Boy with Green Hair, and GHOST WORLD.