Every week With A Little Help From Our Friends dedicates time highlighting the best pieces of writing on film and television published around the Internet.
For your reading enjoyment …
Unfortunately Nicolas Winding Refn’s latest film Only God Forgives has received an abundance of negative reviews. Defying consensus however is The Velvet Cafe. Read her response to the film.
Has the American dream potentially changed? Mark Olsen weighs in on The Bling Ring, Spring Breakers, and Pain & Gain.
Here’s an annotated list of the must-see films that have come out thus far in 2013. By Scott Tobias of The Dissolve.
Matt Patches waxes poetic on Superman, and why invincibility is inherently boring.
The Film.com staff recently compiled a list of the 50 best films films ever – from Citizen Kane to Donnie Darko.
Does Sofia Coppola have a problem with privilege, or do her critics? That’s the question at the core of this wonderful piece by Sam Adams.
Insightful essay by the perceptive Sheila O’Malley opining about the melancholy hero that is Owen Wilson.
As-per-usual, Tina Hassannia intelligently dissects Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing over at ReverseShot.com.
Lastly, Beth Hanna over at Thompson On Movies reviews In A World, claiming “it’s a hilarious feminist comedy.” She’s absolutely right.
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Hey there and thank you for the link love! I’m happy to say that I’m not entirely alone in my corner. There are a couple of Australian bloggers defending it too. I hope our crowd will grow over time.