Disobedience: a clash of Jewish culture and queer identity
There's nothing quite like watching a sapphic movie, enjoying it, checking out the source material, and realizing said sapphic-ness was not quite as heavy (or even present in the first…
Mickey 17 & The Monkey: one actor, two characters
After my best friend and I made a double feature out of Mickey 17 and The Monkey, I commented about the unintentional parallel between the movies: they both featured a…
Sense and Sensibility: three adaptations of Jane Austen’s first novel
When I first read Sense and Sensibility for a high school English class, I declared it “harder to understand than Shakespeare.” This was a grandiose statement bolstered by my adoration…
Mufasa: entertaining nostalgia bait with touches of heart
I stand by the fact that if OUAT had done a Lion King episode, Mufasa would be Scar’s tragic backstory. (Or, as I was so fond of calling those villain-origin…
12 Angry Men endures, from the 50’s to the 90’s
I recently watched 1957’s 12 Angry Men with a friend who recommended it. She said, “You don’t expect a movie about twelve guys arguing in a room to be so…
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: tension, thy name is Leatherface
Oh, this was a good one! For #19, I picked an inarguable classic that hit its 50th anniversary this year: 1974’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre! According to Wikipedia, this movie…
The Blair Witch trilogy: found footage of differing quality
“If people believe something enough, isn’t it real?” Oh, this trilogy was a ride. Some entries deserve more credit than they’re given, and some deserve less! THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT…
The Fly: 30 years of unique body horror
“Once it was human as you and I!” I’m sure everyone has a movie or two their parents warned them against. I could make a book out of my requests…
Beetlejuice: Tim Burton at his zaniest
You know what? I don't actually have too much to say about this one. It was a fun watch with a surprisingly stacked cast, but I feel like I would've…
The Purge: the crime-ridden dystopia that started it all
“He was my friend, and you are not.” When I was younger, my plan for outlawing the Purge was relatively simple. My spouse and myself would dig a bunker in…
