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
Ryecatcher 2019
Everybody on the internet is just another phony.
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.