Star Wars Cinematic Universe Retrospective: Episode IV – A New Hope
In which I call Luke a twink.
The Cutprice Guignol
The Ninth Year: The Haunting of Swill House
November 13, 2019
November 12, 2019
Rape Jokes Ebook Release!
Happy Tuesday, one and all! I’m here to (hopefully) brighten your day with some delightfully exciting news, so let’s waste no time in getting to it, shall we?
November 11, 2019
Watchmen S1E4: If You Don’t Like My Story, Write Your Own
Hong Chau, and her delightfully unsettling trillionaire Lady Trieu, is at the centre of this episode of Watchmen. And, for an episode titled If You Don’t Like My Story, Write Your Own, what a gift her introduction has been.
November 9, 2019
Problematic Media, Villainous Villains, and that Surprisingly Anti-Queer Pennywise
In the wake of IT Chapter Two, amongst the maelstrom of Reddie fanfiction that I was certainly not churning out at the rate of six per hour and Bill Hader actually becoming a sex symbol, Out.com released an article that swiftly shot to the top of the Discourse surrounding the movie: Pennywise is Surprisingly Anti-Queer in IT Chapter 2.
November 7, 2019
American Horror Story S9E8: Rest in Pieces
I want to make it very clear, right at the top of this review, that I am not the kind of person who believes that subtlety is necessary for good storytelling. My favourite genre of anything is the musical, a world often delightfully devoid of nuance; one of my favourite movies is Streets of Fire, a film which can’t even spell subtlety. I reviewed Riverdale for two entire seasons, not entirely unfavourably. I’m not asking for Barry Jenkins-levels of deep emotional wit here, is what I’m saying.
November 5, 2019
Star Wars Cinematic Universe Retrospective: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Eternally dunking on Rogue One
November 4, 2019
Watchmen S1E3: She Was Killed by Space Junk
Laurie Blake is finally in on the joke. But the joke is still on her.
November 2, 2019
Bojack Horseman and the Legacy of Recovery
With only one half-season of Bojack Horseman remaining, I fully intend to spend as much time as humanly (and horsenly) possibly talking about it. Bojack Horseman is one of the best shows of the decade, one of the most consistently brilliant, insightful deep-dives into trauma, abuse, addiction, and mental illness, not to mention a magnificent vehicle for Noted Character Actress Margot Martindale to spin her winsome charms over the nation at large. The last half of this season drops at the end of January next year, and I’m already a little sad to think that it’s going to be over all too soon.
October 31, 2019
American Horror Story S9E7: The Lady in White
Happy Halloween, one and all! I hope you’re all having a suitably spooky and safe season of scares, and thank you for joining me for another one of these reviews which I still, unaccountably, continue to write out of actual choice despite the seething mess of this season so far.
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