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Oscars 2013 Preferences and Predictions: Best Picture
Today is the Friday before the Oscars and the last day of my predictions posts. It’s Best Picture prediction time! Best Picture Amour Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild Django Unchained Les Miserables Life of Pi Lincoln Silver Linings Playbook … Continue reading
Oscars 2013 Preferences and Predictions: Best Director
In today’s Oscar predictions post, I’m going to write about the Best Director category. This category has had a few surprises and is throwing everyone’s prognostications out of whack. Fun! Best Director Michael Haneke, Amour Ang Lee, Life of Pi … Continue reading
Oscars 2013 Predictions and Preferences: Best Actor and Best Actress
It’s Oscars predictions week, and today, I’m going to talk about the Best Actor and Best Actress nominees. This year, the lead acting categories are the inverse of the supporting acting categories. One winner is a lock, and the other … Continue reading
Oscars 2013 Preferences and Predictions: Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Screenplay
It’s Oscar prediction week, and today, I’m going to talk about the nominees for the two screenplay categories. The screenplay categories are weird. I’m invested in this category because I’m a writer (and have a screenplay in progress, WHUT), and … Continue reading
Oscars 2013 Preferences and Predictions: Best Supporting Actor/Actress
The Oscars are dumb. I love the Oscars. In the greater scheme of things, the Oscars are not very important, but oh, I love them so, and this week, I’m going to write about my preferences and predictions for the … Continue reading
Academy Awards Diversity Checklist
I have a piece up at Bitch Flicks about the diversity (and lack thereof) in the Academy Award nominations this year. To sum up: the selection is not that diverse, but in some cases, more diverse than in previous years. … Continue reading
To Everyone Who Had a Problem With the Most Recent Episode of “Girls”
Many people like to have sex. Yes, even the people you don’t find attractive. Sometimes people you don’t find attractive have sex with other people you don’t find attractive. You don’t like to know this. You don’t like having a … Continue reading
This troll is going to be legend…wait for it…
In 2011, I wrote a post about my problems with the characterization of Barney Stinson on How I Met Your Mother. Yesterday, this popped up in my inbox: “You know what? Barney is awesome, and you should live with it. … Continue reading
A Note on a Previous Post
Once upon a time – or, two years ago, on January 31, 2011 – I wrote a post called “Easy A: A Fauxminist Film.” In this post, I alleged that the film Easy A was not very feminist, despite having … Continue reading
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Reading Recommendations for Storm Nemo
It’s Friday, and Mother Nature is apparently going to barf snow all over New England and the Northeast. Here are some reading recommendations to last you about ten minutes into the storm. “5 People Who Should Host the Oscars At … Continue reading