Stories By Julia Rhodes
Movies
Spoiler Sensitivity: What’s the deal?
May 11, 2025Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil: replace “evil” with “spoilers” and you’ve got...
Movies
The Weekly Listicle: SPOILER ALERT
May 11, 2025In honor of April Fool’s Day, The Weekly Listicle issues a SPOILER WARNING as we describe...
Movies
Movie Review: Clash of the Titans
May 10, 2025Some films were meant to be viewed in three dimensions, but this one wasn’t. Clash of...
Movies & TV
Movie Review: Hot Tub Time Machine
May 10, 2025A hot tub repairman cum “mystical time traveling guy” (Chevy Chase) warns the men that “the...

Movies
Happy Birthday, NC-17!
May 9, 2025The basics of the MPAA’s rating system (from here). Oh, NC-17. You’re like that friend who’s...
Movies
The Great Music Videos #2: “Thriller” (dir. John Landis)
May 9, 2025Jackson as a zombie in “Thriller” William Bibbiani noted in the Great Music Videos #1 post...
The Fourth Wall
A CLR Interview with The New Year Parade Filmmaker Tom Quinn
May 8, 2025The New Year Parade: A taut, small-scale family drama from independent filmmaker Tom Quinn. Tom Quinn’s...
The Fourth Wall
The Weekly Listicle: Dystopian Futures
May 6, 2025The March 19 release Repo Men is about a near-future in which organ transplants are simple,...
Movies
What happened to teen movies?!
May 6, 2025“On Wednesdays we wear pink!” (Mean Girls: a frightfully accurate portrayal of peer pressure and conformity.)...
The Fourth Wall
Corey Haim Found Dead of Accidental Overdose
May 4, 2025Corey Haim, one of the ’80s brightest teen stars, was found dead aged 38 of an...





