Rushmore and How the Teen Movie Grew Up Rhys Handley October 8, 2018 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia Rushmore is 20 years old. Even with a two-decade legacy that reaches into cinema’s hallowed history to map out its future, Wes Anderson’s singular screwball tale of love, betrayal and extracurricular...
Tiny Rebels – Wes Anderson’s Quiet Revolution Rhys Handley March 28, 2018 Analysis, Close-Up, Features Wes Anderson is the most polite filmmaker in punk rock, but that’s probably what makes him the most effective, too. Notorious for his meticulousness and specificity, the Texan philosophy graduate’s...
The Royal Tenenbaums And The Art Of Tragicomedy Madeline Joint December 7, 2016 Analysis, Close-Up, Features A father abandons his family. He lies, cheats and betrays them, spending most of the family fortune. When present, he’s cruel: blunt and caustic with his children, putting them down in painful moments and...
Spotlight: Jason Schwartzman Tom Bond June 5, 2015 Analysis, Features, Spotlight Really, Jason Schwartzman should be a bigger star. Part of the prolific Coppola clan and erstwhile creator of teen drama theme tunes, he made his screen acting debut in Wes Anderson’s Rushmore in 1998 – a...
