The TV That Made Me: True Blood
What is the media that made you?
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The Ninth Year: The Haunting of Swill House
August 20, 2018
Sharp Objects S1E7: Falling
Hmm.
Now, to be clear, I don’t dislike this episode of Sharp Objects. It’s certainly an improvement on last week, where nothing really seemed to happened and the show’s firm grip on its stylistic choices seemed to slip into more cheese than charm. But this week left me feeling a little cold.
August 19, 2018
Movie Review: The Meg
What’s a girl gotta do for a decent B-movie around here?
August 18, 2018
Insatiable: Gross, Grim, Groundless
Look, I get it, I do. There are some stories to be told that are going to piss off a lot of people. I’m publishing a book called Rape Jokes. I’m no stranger to the notion of media that tries to shove up against those uncomfortable edges, that takes on sensitive issues in a brash way in an attempt to demystify the unpleasantness at their core.
August 15, 2018
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone: Chapter Five
First off, I just want to follow up on last week’s recap. I declared myself a lifelong die-hard stan for Hagrid, and now I have the proof – my mother (shout out to the big M) dug up some photographs of me as a kid proving my devotion to the big man (hover for captions):
The cuddly Hagrid toy that I fucking TREASURED as a kid, who used to sit at the end of my bed to look after me every night.
Tiny Lou with a special plus-sized Hagrid Lego figure. I had a crush on this Lego figure, and I have no problem admitting to that. Yes, that’s food smeared on my face, as it always was/is.
August 13, 2018
In Defense of the New Oscar Category
It’s not the death of cinema, calm down
August 13, 2018
Sharp Objects S1E6: Cherry
It’s been interesting to note, over the course of writing these recaps, the differing reactions to Sharp Objects as a whole. We’re deep into the season now, with only two episodes left after this one, and it seems like the divide in opinions is pretty sharp (ho ho): you either buy into the show’s dreamy, icy layers and buried thematic elements, or you think it’s a load of pretentious old tosh.
In case you haven’t guessed, I’m firmly in the former category, but I do understand where those other opinions come from. Sharp Objects is a difficult show, and I don’t mean that in the sense that it’s complex or heavy (though it is those things too). Jean-Marc Vallée’s directorial style is dense, the writing is evasive and at times deliberately frustrating, and the story is winding closer to it’s explosive center in a languid, thoughtful fashion. It’s not the hectic, forward-focused crime drama that we’re used to, and I understand and accept criticism of the show as punishing instead of rewarding.
August 11, 2018
TV Characters I Would Fight: Part Nine
“Lou, why don’t you just take some time off to relax, get your head together, work out your anger issues in healthy ways?” Because FUCK YOU, that’s why, I want to screech into the void about the characters who’ve been driving me nuts in the TV that I’ve been watching recently. You can catch up on previous entries to this ridiculous series made entirely from rage right here. On with the list!
August 8, 2018
Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone: Chapter Four
And we’re back! Not just back, but back to indulge in a chapter all about the introduction of my biggest damn crush in this whole series, Rubeus Hagrid. I’m a size queen, by which I mean I only date men with enormous beards.
Mmm, just look at that great big hunk of man (and some misc giant)
August 6, 2018
Sharp Objects S1E5: Closer
The past is out in Sharp Objects, and it’s here for blood.
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