This satire of melodramas features many tired tropes of the genre: the daughter disinherited because she married for love,.


Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you’re into the kind of film history that smells like mothballs and antique velvet. If you enjoy seeing old tropes get a light ribbing, you might get a kick out of it. If you’re looking for something that makes actual sense or has a consistent pace, you’re going to hate this. T...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Robert F. Hill

Lloyd Ingraham
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you’re into the kind of film history that smells like mothballs and antique velvet. If you enjoy seeing old tropes get a light ribbing, you might get a kick out of it. If you’re looking for something that makes actual sense or has a consistent pace, you’re going to hate this. The whole thing feels like a stage play that got lost on its way to the theater. It’s loud, it’s twitchy, and it’s constantly winking at the audience like it’s trying to see if we’r..."
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