Entertainment
Nosferatu (2024) is a Film About Sexual Assault
March 7, 2025
Nosferatu (2024) is a Film About Sexual Assault
Beware: Spoilers abound for this 100-year-old story, especially Robert Eggers’ “Nosferatu” (2024)
Discostan as a Radical Act of Community
March 6, 2025
Discostan as a Radical Act of Community
Discostan is a radical multimedia collective that supersedes the boundaries of nationality by enabling people to build a community around…
“Anora” Is Not Another Cinderella Story
February 26, 2025
“Anora” Is Not Another Cinderella Story
Sean Baker's newest Palme d’Or winning film, “Anora,” was enthralling, relatable, and humorous, but was not a Cinderella story.
An Ode to David Lynch
February 25, 2025
An Ode to David Lynch
Rather than reducing these women into empty archetypes, David graces them with depth, curiosity, vigor, and bravery as they navigate…
“Hoop Dreams” 30 Years Later: What We Should Still be Learning from this Revelatory Documentary
February 4, 2025
“Hoop Dreams” 30 Years Later: What We Should Still be Learning from this Revelatory Documentary
11.8 million dollar gross. Winner of the Audience Award at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival. The closing night film at…
Crime, Class, and Carceral Stereotypes in Media
January 15, 2025
Crime, Class, and Carceral Stereotypes in Media
The established immutability of the carceral system in the American psyche has made it increasingly difficult for people to imagine…
Enemies to Lovers: Deconstructing a Timeless Trope
November 12, 2024
Enemies to Lovers: Deconstructing a Timeless Trope
"Across periods of time, enemies to lovers contrives in romantic love a dangerously transcendental power— one which eclipses economic, racial,…
Finding Closure In Two Worlds: Why “Past Lives” Left Me Devastated
November 7, 2024
Finding Closure In Two Worlds: Why “Past Lives” Left Me Devastated
"While she does appear to shed certain aspects of her identity in order to better assimilate in her new life,…
Civil Rights as B Plot in 2023 Television
September 30, 2024
Civil Rights as B Plot in 2023 Television
Tread lightly, major spoilers for “Daisy Jones and the Six”, “Fellow Travelers”, and “Lessons in Chemistry” ahead.
“May December,” Comedy, and the Ill of Moralizing Media Consumption
April 24, 2024
“May December,” Comedy, and the Ill of Moralizing Media Consumption
Discrediting the humor in “May December” and placing a strict, oversimplified moral code on it is an exercise in poor…