You Don't Nomi (2019)
Country: US
Technical: col 92m
Director: Jeffrey McHale
Cast: doc.
Synopsis:
An investigation into the 1995 film, Showgirls, and its afterlife as a cult stage show, considers various unflattering hypotheses: one, it was puerile provocation that has become something gloriously bad; two, it knew what it was doing all the time (and is therefore beyond redemption); three, it has written into it coded gestures and subtexts that position it as a piece of 'woke' cinema 'avant la lettre'! (I think not - Ed.)
Review:
This engaging documentary puts us in touch with fandom and examines the artefact itself in some detail, but is missing much interaction with the original participants. Despite its best efforts, it fails to convince us that Verhoeven's caffeine-injected skin flick is anything more than what we always thought it was. It certainly doesn't have us reaching for the DVD.
Country: US
Technical: col 92m
Director: Jeffrey McHale
Cast: doc.
Synopsis:
An investigation into the 1995 film, Showgirls, and its afterlife as a cult stage show, considers various unflattering hypotheses: one, it was puerile provocation that has become something gloriously bad; two, it knew what it was doing all the time (and is therefore beyond redemption); three, it has written into it coded gestures and subtexts that position it as a piece of 'woke' cinema 'avant la lettre'! (I think not - Ed.)
Review:
This engaging documentary puts us in touch with fandom and examines the artefact itself in some detail, but is missing much interaction with the original participants. Despite its best efforts, it fails to convince us that Verhoeven's caffeine-injected skin flick is anything more than what we always thought it was. It certainly doesn't have us reaching for the DVD.
Country: US
Technical: col 92m
Director: Jeffrey McHale
Cast: doc.
Synopsis:
An investigation into the 1995 film, Showgirls, and its afterlife as a cult stage show, considers various unflattering hypotheses: one, it was puerile provocation that has become something gloriously bad; two, it knew what it was doing all the time (and is therefore beyond redemption); three, it has written into it coded gestures and subtexts that position it as a piece of 'woke' cinema 'avant la lettre'! (I think not - Ed.)
Review:
This engaging documentary puts us in touch with fandom and examines the artefact itself in some detail, but is missing much interaction with the original participants. Despite its best efforts, it fails to convince us that Verhoeven's caffeine-injected skin flick is anything more than what we always thought it was. It certainly doesn't have us reaching for the DVD.