Monthly Archives: June 2014

She Moves On: Obvious Child (2014) as an “Abortion Comedy”

Posted on 20 June, 2014 by Lyzette

There is this brief scene – among many others – in Gillian Robespierre’s directorial debut Obvious Child that I really love. Our protagonist Donna (Jenny Slate) is preparing to go on stage for a stand-up comedy performance, the night before she … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged 2010's, Gillian Robespierre, Obvious Child | 2 Comments

Lyzette’s Life Through Movies

Posted on 5 June, 2014 by Lyzette

This is something that I’ve seen done by many people through the years. I figured I’d do something similar in an effort to make my blog more interesting and ~quirky~. Also, I have very few posts in here that say … Continue reading →

Posted in Compilations | Tagged 1990's, 2000's, 2010's, American Psycho, Before Sunrise, Blue Valentine, Boys Don't Cry, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Dear Zachary, Freeway, Her, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, I Stand Alone, Into the Wild, Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter, Little Miss Sunshine, Oldboy, Perfect Blue, Primer, Talk to Her, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The LEGO Movie, The Lion King, The Master, The Nightmare Before Christmas, These Amazing Shadows, Walk the Line | Leave a comment

“Review” (But Mostly Gender Rant) of Terminator 1 & 2

Posted on 2 June, 2014 by Lyzette

One of my major vices as a movie-watcher is, notoriously, my inexplicable reluctancy to fix the many, many gaps in my movie knowledge and experience, much of which includes films that I really should have watched by now. Particularly, there … Continue reading →