Stories By Julia Rhodes
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Movies
Movie Review: Dark Shadows
September 24, 2023As Ichabod Crane, as Willy Wonka, Ed Wood, the Mad Hatter, or Sweeney Todd, Depp’s persona...
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Movies & TV
Mad Men Recap: “Dark Shadows” (Season 5, Episode 9)
September 24, 2023This week marks the return of Betty Francis, the wounded whale. Betty, struggling to lose weight,...
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Movies & TV
Mad Men Recap: “The Christmas Waltz” (Season 5, Episode 10)
September 20, 2023The Christmas episode of Mad Men always feels strange, as the show airs in spring and...
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Movies & TV
Mad Men Recap: “The Other Woman” (Season 5, Episode 11)
September 15, 2023I’ve known a lot of men and women who quite simply can’t watch Mad Men. Watching...
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Movies
Movie Review: Snow White and the Huntsman
September 15, 2023After a kiss reawakens Snow White (though it may not be the kiss you’re expecting, which...
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Movies & TV
Mad Men Recap: “Commissions and Fees” (Season 5, Episode 12)
September 13, 2023Well. Did you see that coming? I suppose I did, but it was still a stunner...
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Movies & TV
Mad Men Recap: “The Phantom” (Season 5, Episode 13)
September 9, 2023Don Draper has a rotten tooth that’s causing him immense pain. He refuses to have it...
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Movies
Movie Review: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
September 7, 2023The director’s signature speedy, frenetic zooms punctuate a film that’s smoothly paced and winkingly earnest. The...
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Movies
Movie Review: The Apparition
August 10, 2023In bad horror movies, even women who are supposed to be educated and independent wear very...
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Movies
Movie Review: Lawless
August 8, 2023From the opening credits, framed in a colorful autumn canopy, to the final shot, a restored...