Have you written yet about the distinction between "boy movies" and "dad movies," if one exists? The sneaker movie and Top Gun Maverick have both been referred to as "dad movies" a lot, and I for one am curious about what makes a dad movie a dad movie. I assume it has something to do with that shirt Matt Damon's wearing
Apr 24, 2023·edited Apr 24, 2023Liked by allison picurro
This summer, 80-year-old boy movie icon Harrison Ford is heading a blockbuster. You take a look at his career, or even the entire subsubgenre of old-man action heroes
Would love to hear your take on masculinity in horror films.... 'American Psycho,' 'Deliverance,' 'A Clockwork Orange', 'Swiss Army Man.' Otherwise def interested on the comedy boom era of the 'Hangover' franchise, and very much looking forward to something on the new 'Fast X'!
I suppose it’s considered a “boy movie” but your take on Speed with Keanu Reeves would be interesting or even Break Point, especially because I’ve seen people talk about the homoerotic subtext in that film.
- Boy Movies takes on the mid-2000s *boy* comedy from our youth - thinking like Dodgeball, Anchorman, the Hangover, Hot Rod, 40 Year Old Virgin, Wedding Crashers that sort of thing
- not sure if you’re an Elliott Gould gal, for some reason I am dying to have your mind pick apart his 70s star power - I still have more of his films to watch myself but absolutely loved “The Silent Partner”
I just finished my first watch ever of American Psycho and came here immediately to see if you've written about it; would love to read a deep dive about everything ~going on~ there! (wondering if it fully qualifies as a boy movie if there is a female director?)
Also, after reading your piece on the heavily female & queer fanbase of The Social Network back in the day, I would love to hear anything more you have to say about similar fandom treatment in dramas, movies or tv (i'm definitely thinking of the fandomification of Succession and of course the jeremy strong "babygirl" interviews).
Have you written yet about the distinction between "boy movies" and "dad movies," if one exists? The sneaker movie and Top Gun Maverick have both been referred to as "dad movies" a lot, and I for one am curious about what makes a dad movie a dad movie. I assume it has something to do with that shirt Matt Damon's wearing
This summer, 80-year-old boy movie icon Harrison Ford is heading a blockbuster. You take a look at his career, or even the entire subsubgenre of old-man action heroes
Would love to hear your take on masculinity in horror films.... 'American Psycho,' 'Deliverance,' 'A Clockwork Orange', 'Swiss Army Man.' Otherwise def interested on the comedy boom era of the 'Hangover' franchise, and very much looking forward to something on the new 'Fast X'!
I suppose it’s considered a “boy movie” but your take on Speed with Keanu Reeves would be interesting or even Break Point, especially because I’ve seen people talk about the homoerotic subtext in that film.
I have two ideas:
- Boy Movies takes on the mid-2000s *boy* comedy from our youth - thinking like Dodgeball, Anchorman, the Hangover, Hot Rod, 40 Year Old Virgin, Wedding Crashers that sort of thing
- not sure if you’re an Elliott Gould gal, for some reason I am dying to have your mind pick apart his 70s star power - I still have more of his films to watch myself but absolutely loved “The Silent Partner”
I just finished my first watch ever of American Psycho and came here immediately to see if you've written about it; would love to read a deep dive about everything ~going on~ there! (wondering if it fully qualifies as a boy movie if there is a female director?)
Also, after reading your piece on the heavily female & queer fanbase of The Social Network back in the day, I would love to hear anything more you have to say about similar fandom treatment in dramas, movies or tv (i'm definitely thinking of the fandomification of Succession and of course the jeremy strong "babygirl" interviews).
Really enjoy your work, keep it up!