Stories By Julia Rhodes
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Gay and Lesbian
Happy Birthday, NC-17!
January 25, 2024The basics of the MPAA’s rating system (from here). Oh, NC-17. You’re like that friend who’s...
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Movies
A CLR Interview with The New Year Parade Filmmaker Tom Quinn
January 25, 2024The New Year Parade: A taut, small-scale family drama from independent filmmaker Tom Quinn. Tom Quinn’s...
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The Fourth Wall
The Great Music Videos #2: “Thriller” (dir. John Landis)
January 24, 2024Jackson as a zombie in “Thriller” William Bibbiani noted in the Great Music Videos #1 post...
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The Fourth Wall
The Weekly Listicle: Dystopian Futures
January 24, 2024The March 19 release Repo Men is about a near-future in which organ transplants are simple,...
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Movies
What happened to teen movies?!
January 22, 2024“On Wednesdays we wear pink!” (Mean Girls: a frightfully accurate portrayal of peer pressure and conformity.)...
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Movies
Corey Haim Found Dead of Accidental Overdose
January 20, 2024Corey Haim, one of the ’80s brightest teen stars, was found dead aged 38 of an...
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Movies
And the winner is…Julia Rhodes!
January 19, 2024Well, folks, I type this through a haze of last night’s bubbly. The Academy Awards ceremony...
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Movies & TV
Movie Review: Alice in Wonderland
January 19, 2024The mythology behind the Wonderland books is so complex, there are sure to be disappointed diehards,...
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Movies
The Weekly Listicle: Creepy Kids Movies
January 19, 2024In honor of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland (watch for the review on Saturday morning), this...
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Non-Fiction Reviews
Book Review: I Don’t Care About Your Band by Julie Klausner
January 18, 2024If the book were a movie, it would be rated R; the author’s got a dirty...