(2016) Moonlight: The groundbreaking and intimate LGBTQ film that made Oscar history
Moonlight is an intimate look inside the black queer experience. And it became the first LGBTQ film to win the Best Picture Oscar.
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Godzilla(1998): The first American version of Godzilla is a bloated mess of a movie
Godzilla got his first big budget American film courtesy of over the top disaster auteur Roland Emmerich. The bloated movie tarnishes the legacy of the famed giant Japanese lizard.
Burning Up (1983): Madonna burns with fire and ambition in her first hi-profile music video
Burning Up was Madonna's first hi-concept music video. As the material girl's fame blossomed she would become a pioneer of the new art form.
My Sexy Friends in the City
"Friends" and "Sex & The City" are 90s time capsules of the Clinton era. Chad revisits these vintage comedies in the streaming era.
Chicago: 20 years later the screen version of the Bob Fosse classic still razzle dazzles
Chicago is one of the gold standards on how you translate a stage musical into a cinematic film. Rob Marshall's inventive take on the Bob Fosse classic helped reignite the modern era of movie musicals.
Thor (2011): The first Thor is a solid but underwhelming introduction to the mystical realm of Asgard
The original Thor is a handsome and engaging film directed by Kenneth Branagh. But this MCU entry is missing the epic and grand quality the Norse God of Thunder deserves.
(2017) The Shape of Water: This cold war Beauty & the Beast is deeply weird and strangely moving
Guillermo del Toro's masterful "The Shape of Water" is a strange fever dream of a movie. And it became the first science fiction film to win the best picture Oscar.
Freedom 90: Revisiting George Michael’s groundbreaking Music Video
Let's revisit the Freedom '90 Music Video. George Michael and a bevy of supermodels sent a pointed message to "the boys on MTV."
Batman (1989): Tim Burton’s version of the Dark Knight has not aged well
The 1989 version of Batman starring Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson is still a visual masterpiece. But the story and paper thin characters make for a plodding, dull narrative.