“With ‘Cosmopolis,’ a Limo Ride That Redefined Robert Pattinson’s Career”

With this byline, an article that one day will hopefully prove to redefine Andy Crump’s career. Continue reading →

“5 New Releases We Love: FKA Twigs Transfigures, Gang Starr Throws It Back, And More”

Last week, for The A.V. Club‘s weekly A-Sides feature, I had the good luck of writing about the new FKA twigs album, Magdalene, essentially her way of working through her breakup with Robert Pattinson, which I know little about*, other than it resulted in a really great album by an incredibly talented artist. I also know that I’m … Continue reading →

“Robert Eggers Is Ready to Do Worse Than The Lighthouse”

Note: “Worse” as in “worse for the people who make movies with him,” because “The Lighthouse” owns very, very hard. Continue reading →

“Great Movie Moments in Farting History”

Let me tell you: I had a real gas writing this piece. I trumpeted my enthusiasm the whole time I worked on it, no ifs, ands, or…buts. I can do this all day, by the way. Continue reading →

“How ‘Twilight’ Sparked A YA Craze It Then Helped Destroy”

I wonder if I’m being overly critical of Twilight here, suggesting that it’s Twilight‘s fault YA has apparently moved on from genre to more reality-based material; I do very much loathe Twilight, because I love hewing to popular opinion, but at the same time I’m grateful for it as a basis for the careers of Robert Pattinson … Continue reading →

“In ‘Damsel,’ It’s The Men Who Are In Distress”

In retrospect, this piece I wrote about Damsel for The Week might be a little unkind to poor Parson Henry; he is indeed pathetic, and he is in distress, but he’s genuine and honest and frankly every other character in the film takes advantage of him or otherwise abuses him without thinking twice about it. It’s nigh-impossible … Continue reading →