Posts Tagged ‘Clueless’
Film Review – Persuasion
As an adaptation of a Jane Austen novel, Persuasion (2022) tries to play opposite sides of the same coin. On one hand, it’s a classic tale of romance, regret, and reconciliation. On the other, it has a modern sensibility akin to other Austen-influenced endeavors such as Clueless (1995) or Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001).…
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Film Review – The DUFF
At age 46, I’m still a big fan of the teenage comedy. I hated being in high school in the 1980s. Sure, John Hughes made it look cool, but really it was a hell on earth full of big hair, Reaganomics, and horrible clothes. Plus,…
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Film Review – Violet & Daisy
A lot of films are built on just a clever premise; sometimes a great story is written around it, sometimes it never really develops into anything more. Violet & Daisy, the feature debut from director Geoffrey Fletcher, exists somewhere between the two extremes as it…
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Film Review – Vamps
My friend Violet loves teenage sex comedies. Which would be completely unremarkable except for the fact that she is 60. But whatever: different strokes for different folks, etc. One of her favorite movies is Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and if you get her just…
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Top 5 – Party Scenes
Another Top 5 segment from The MacGuffin. This time Brandi and Ben share their top 5 party scenes. This segment is also available on Stitcher, iTunes and from here. After you’ve watched the video please vote in our poll and share which one you think…
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Episode 87 – Celebrating Two Years
Spencer and John are joined by special guests for the MacGuffin’s second anniversary. They look back at the evolution of the podcast and the website.
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Bird Watching – Amy Heckerling’s “Clueless”
In last week’s Top 5, Ben and John discussed their favorite teen comedies, which served as the inspiration for the film I want to discuss this week: the brilliant and hilarious Clueless, from writer/director Amy Heckerling. An earlier film directed by Heckerling, the Cameron Crowe-written…
READ MORETop 5 – Literary Adaptations
Another MacGuffin Film Podcast Top 5’s segment. In honor of the film, Easy A, Brandi and Allen share their top 5 literary adaptations into films.
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