In Jewish lore, the golem — a soulless and violent creature fashioned from clay who wreaks terrible vengeance on those who threaten Jews — is powered by Kabbalistic magic. In 2018’s The Golem, directed by Yoav Paz and Doron Paz with a screenplay by Ariel Cohen, it is powered by estrogen. That’s a lot more … READ MORE
Strong and Independent, Dammit!! Sure, you think you’re safe watching superhero movies because what the hell, it’s all just colorful fantasy action fun, right? Right?!?!? ‘fraid not. The Marvel machine released Captain America: Brave New World on February 14 of this year, and will launch The Fantastic 4: First Steps on July 25. By all … READ MORE
Round Up the Usual Suspects Exactly who do they think they’re kidding?!?! Between their fancy-pants cocktail parties, cocaine orgies and bleeding-heart red carpet oratory, the Hollyweird Elites want you and me to see the world via the same distorted funhouse mirror perspective they have. So they pack their films with subtly slanted messages. First cousin … READ MORE