Hairspray (1988)
It’s Baltimore in 1963 and all the local teens are going crazy for the Corny Collins Show which features kids in the area busting their best moves. There’s only one […]
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Tommy
Written by The Who and director Ken Russell, Tommy is a 1975 rock opera (meaning the whole this is sung, or rather yelled) about a deaf, dumb and blind pinball champion […]
Female Trouble
A rebellious young woman, Dawn Davenport (Divine), becomes the muse of two owners of an upmarket salon. Their vision is one where crime equals beauty, so at their bidding, Dawn […]
Christmas Evil
Concluding my confusingly-timed trilogy of Christmas horror movie reviews is Christmas Evil, described by John Waters as “the greatest Christmas movie ever made.” This ho-ho-horror film from 1980 has a couple […]
Hairspray (2007)
Baltimore has had numerous depictions on film and TV, ranging from The Silence of the Lambs to The Wire. But in Hairspray, it’s a city overrun not with serial killers […]
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