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May
06
This Italian crime drama believably depicts a dark world without exploitative rape scenes

This Italian crime drama believably depicts a dark world without exploitative rape scenes

Gomorrah takes us into the heart of darkness, but it doesn't overwhelm viewers with sexual violence like so many other crime dramas.
6 min read
May
02
Kirsten and Natalie #4: Kirsten Dunst, 1999-2001

Kirsten and Natalie #4: Kirsten Dunst, 1999-2001

In which an alternate universe version of me finds every single one of her favorite movies
13 min read
Apr
22
Four international horror series to recapture that Squid Game vibe

Four international horror series to recapture that Squid Game vibe

Desolation? The apocalypse? The suffocating embrace of unchecked capitalism? These shows have it all!
5 min read
Apr
18
Cowboy Bebop: "Jupiter Jazz"

Cowboy Bebop: "Jupiter Jazz"

In which it was a different time
10 min read
Apr
11
Kirsten and Natalie interlude: The music videos of Kirsten Dunst

Kirsten and Natalie interlude: The music videos of Kirsten Dunst

So many musicians have made music videos about staring at Kirsten Dunst
4 min read
Apr
04
Cowboy Bebop: "Toys in the Attic" and "Bohemian Rhapsody"

Cowboy Bebop: "Toys in the Attic" and "Bohemian Rhapsody"

In which the show pays homage to Alien, 2001, and Chessmaster 3000
7 min read
Apr
01
The Drew Carey Show explored crossdressing — in very 1990s fashion

The Drew Carey Show explored crossdressing — in very 1990s fashion

The Cleveland-set sitcom tried to understand gender non-conformity. And then it stopped trying.
8 min read
Mar
28
It's a perfectly adequate life

It's a perfectly adequate life

OR: On longing
9 min read
Mar
25
The welcome vulnerability of John Cena

The welcome vulnerability of John Cena

He's a musclebound action star who really doesn't mind being the butt of the joke.
6 min read
Mar
21
Cowboy Bebop: "Jamming With Edward" and "Ganymede Elegy"

Cowboy Bebop: "Jamming With Edward" and "Ganymede Elegy"

In which I get why everybody told me that this show had "some gender stuff"
8 min read