What is Boy Movies?
Boy Movies is a newsletter by Allison Picurro (that’s me, hi!). The idea is based on a joke I’ve had with myself for years about the binary between boy movies (think Taxi Driver, Ghostbusters, the complete works of Michael Bay) and girl movies (think Mamma Mia!, Lady Bird, the complete works of Nancy Meyers). I myself am not a boy but I am a great lover of boy movies. Here, I’ll attempt to reckon with it all by unpacking what makes a boy movie a boy movie, the specific ways movies are marketed toward men, what it is about boy movies that appeals (or doesn’t) to the rest of us, and more. Sometimes I welcome guests, sometimes I have contributors, sometimes I do themed months, and sometimes, when I’m in a silly mood, I write about girl movies. Mostly I’m just trying to have fun and eventually sell out to a major corporation in order to achieve my ultimate end goal of early retirement.
Okay, sure, but who are you?
Well, like I said, I’m Allison Picurro. I’m a writer, currently at TV Guide. I tweet, despite being raised in a loving home. I make pithy little quips on Letterboxd. I am not Al Pacino. (As far as you know!!!)
Why subscribe?
If you subscribe, your inbox will be blessed with a fairly regular newsletter full of my thoughts on movies for boys. Maybe you’re in an Intro to Film class and you want to argue with your male professor. Maybe you also love Top Gun: Maverick. Whatever your reason for being here, I’m happy to have you.
Also, Boy Movies has been mentioned in the New York Times, a news organization that has never been wrong about anything.
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