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Twists of fate and unshakable bonds: HBO's My Brilliant Friend
The network's adaptation of Elena Ferrante's beloved novels offers a gorgeous portrait of elemental friendship.
Our Flag Means Death: "The Best Revenge Is Dressing Well" and "The Art of Fuckery"
In which we consider a sitcom as a sitcom
Happily ever after
Or: What do we consider happiness, outside of falling in love?
Our Flag Means Death: "A Gentleman Pirate" and "Discomfort in a Married State"
In which we contemplate queerbaiting
Kirsten and Natalie #7: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Closer
In which our heroes try to understand the human heart
Our Flag Means Death: "Pilot" and "A Damned Man"
In which we queer history
The full horror of nostalgia
A wave of recent horror movies examines our cultural obsession with nostalgia — but not that closely
Netflix's Cowboy Bebop and how our remake everything culture hurts TV
I kinda liked the first season of Netflix's remake. I would have liked it much more if it was something new.
Lingua Franca and the beauty of second chances
Isabel Sandoval's 2019 film about an undocumented immigrant shows new ways to tell trans stories.