Imnsho, this is a brilliant, thought-provoking piece, not only at the level of film but society as well, as exemplified by the inclusion of To Die For, which, many may not know, was based on a true story that got a lot of press at the time, but has largely been forgotten since. Its juxtaposition with Party Girl (which I have not seen, but will have to after reading this review) here is striking in that for many of us, To Die For was the movie that showed us that Kidman was a serious actor and would be a force to be reckoned with.
By contrast, I felt that like many actresses, Alicia Silverstone never got the chances I thought she should've had after Clueless to show what she could do (Parker Posey seems to fall somewhere in between). This seems like a story within the story of this terrific collection of films and the author's analysis of them.
Imnsho, this is a brilliant, thought-provoking piece, not only at the level of film but society as well, as exemplified by the inclusion of To Die For, which, many may not know, was based on a true story that got a lot of press at the time, but has largely been forgotten since. Its juxtaposition with Party Girl (which I have not seen, but will have to after reading this review) here is striking in that for many of us, To Die For was the movie that showed us that Kidman was a serious actor and would be a force to be reckoned with.
By contrast, I felt that like many actresses, Alicia Silverstone never got the chances I thought she should've had after Clueless to show what she could do (Parker Posey seems to fall somewhere in between). This seems like a story within the story of this terrific collection of films and the author's analysis of them.