Author: Chuck
Pride* and Prejudices
Thinking about the meanings of “pride” and “queer” and the problem with living your life according to someone else’s standards.
Avengers: No Homo
Want to call for better representation in media, but without making disingenuous or simple-minded arguments that accomplish nothing? It’s a snap!
Them (One Thing I Almost Didn’t Like About Get Out)
I finally worked up the nerve to watch Get Out, and I really liked it. It was a close call, apparently.
One Thing I Love About Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel shows what can happen when you stop making superhero movies and start making movies for an audience familiar with superheroes
One Thing I Love About The Good Place
The Good Place silently rejects decades of “white by default” in favor of showing what heaven is really going to be like.
One Thing I Like About Happy Death Day (and Happy Death Day 2U)
Neither movie feels obligated to be scary, but ignoring genres makes them both better movies.
Film Rebuff
I won’t go so far as to say that Aquaman is why I’m no longer a movie fan, but it’s definitely not helping.
One Thing I Love About Into the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is an Amazing movie that completely understands how origin stories work.
If I Can’t Show It, You Can’t See Me
How losing access to a social media app escalated into epic tragedy.
One Thing I Like About Ralph Breaks the Internet
The Wreck It Ralph sequel allows for weird character design and animation you might not see in a movie that’s hung up on being a timeless classic.
One Thing I Like About Annihilation
Annihilation breathes life into the book while simultaneously dumbing it down, but really it’s all about the bear.