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"Paging through Serrano's Movies (and Other Things) is like taking a long drive at night with a friend; there's that warmth and familiarity where the chat is more important than the fastest route from Point A to Point B...It's like a textbook gone right; your attention couldn't wander if it tried." — Elisabeth Egan, New York Times Book Review
Shea Serrano is back, and his new book, Movies (And Other Things),combines the fury of a John Wick shootout, the sly brilliance of Regina George holding court at a cafeteria table, and the sheer power of a Denzel monologue, all into one.
Movies (And Other Things) is a book about, quite frankly, movies (and other things).
One of the chapters, for example, answers which race Kevin Costner was able to white savior the best, because did you know that he white saviors Mexicans in McFarland, USA, and white saviors Native Americans in Dances with Wolves, and white saviors Black people in Black or White, and white saviors the Cleveland Browns in Draft Day?
Another of the chapters, for a second example, answers what other high school movie characters would be in Regina George's circle of friends if we opened up the Mean Girls universe to include other movies (Johnny Lawrence is temporarily in, Claire from The Breakfast Club is in, Ferris Bueller is out, Isis from Bring It On is out...). Another of the chapters, for a third example, creates a special version of the Academy Awards specifically for rom-coms, the most underrated movie genre of all. And another of the chapters, for a final example, is actually a triple chapter that serves as an NBA-style draft of the very best and most memorable moments in gangster movies.
Many, many things happen in Movies (And Other Things), some of which funny, others of which are sad, a few of which are insightful, and all of which are handled with the type of care and dedication to the smallest details and pockets of pop culture that only a book by Shea Serrano can provide.
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- ISBN: 9781538730201
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- ISBN: 9781538730201
- File size: 125323 KB
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- English
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Reviews
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October 18, 2019
Would Fight Club's Tyler Durden be fun to hang out with? Would Titanic be a better movie if it starred the Rock? Which action movie kills are the best? Serrano (Basketball and Other Things) explores these thought experiments in a surreal tour of modern movies, deftly moving from gangster films to romantic comedies to high school movies. His absurd scenarios are hilarious yet thought-provoking jumping-off points for a deeper discussion about movies and their impact. Serrano is as exuberant about Michael B. Jordan as he is about Diane Keaton, and his affecting reflections on watching Selena as a Mexican American are as impressive as his skillful insertions of unexpectedly fitting basketball allusions. Torres's vivid artwork echoes Serrano's offbeat musings. VERDICT Serrano knows how to craft a think piece, and his perspective is illuminating. With essays on Get Out, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Booksmart, this is also a timely read to be enjoyed by film buffs and general audiences alike.--Terry Bosky, Madison, WI
Copyright 2019 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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