Nostalgia for New York’s most decrepit years is a dangerous drug in film and tv. It emboldens creators, convincing them any half-assed idea they’ve got lying around can be brilliant if they drop it into a setting full of garbage fires, addicts and porno theatres. A simple look back at recent heavily hyped failures like Vinyl […]
King Cobra is an Enthralling Examination of the Gay Porn Industry
A decent number of films exploring the drama of the porn industry have followed in the wake of Boogie Nights, but few of them have matched Paul Thomas Anderson’s knack for highlighting the absurdity and monotony of the industry. Most of the post-Boogie Nights films have either honed in on the natural titilation of the subject […]