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Joss Whedon’s “Much Ado About Nothing” and the Wedding That Wasn’t
[This piece originally appeared at Bitch Flicks.] Joss Whedon’s adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing is soaked in sex, languidness, and alcohol, as any decent adaptation of a Shakespeare comedy should be. It’s not a “wedding movie” in … Continue reading
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Why I Reject the Ending of “The Wizard of Oz”
[This post was originally published at Bitch Flicks.] The Wizard of Oz is my favorite movie. There are movies that are more artistically accomplished, movies that are more sophisticated, and funnier films that make me laugh my butt off, but … Continue reading
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How ‘New Girl’s’ Jess and Nick Avoided Common Rom-Com Pitfalls
[This piece originally appeared at Bitch Flicks.] This year’s season of New Girl introduced a sitcom plot that fans and audience members anticipate and dread in equal measure: the BIG KISS between two lead characters, and the will-they-won’t-they dynamic that followed. Hooking … Continue reading
Confessions of a Former Slut Shamer
[This piece was originally posted at Feminspire.] “What do you call Britney Spears in pigtails?” “A blowjob with handles.” This joke appeared on a Britney Spears hater site back in the late ’90s, a site that looked amateurish and pathetic … 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
‘Once Upon a Time,’ Women Were Friends
[This post was originally published on Bitch Flicks.] Once Upon a Time, last year’s big ABC hit now in its second season, is like Lost with fairy tale characters. Created by two former Lost writers, Once Upon a Time is … Continue reading
“Pregnancy Brain” in Sitcoms
[This was originally published at Bitch Flicks.] Pregnancy brain. Momnesia. Preggo ladies be cray-cray. Call it what you want, but the idea that pregnant women lose their minds while their hormones go whack is a popular stereotype based on questionable … Continue reading
Dating Violence and Sexual Abuse in “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
[This was originally posted at Bitch Flicks.] “We accept the love we think we deserve.” This line is spoken twice in The Perks of Being a Wallflower. First, Charlie (Logan Lerman) asks his teacher, Bill (Paul Rudd), why his friends … Continue reading
Why I’ve Fallen in Love with “New Girl”
[This was originally posted on Bitch Flicks.] I’m not sure what’s happened, but I have fallen head over heels in love with FOX’s New Girl. I devoured the first season within a week and immediately caught up on the first … Continue reading
“I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar…ish.”
[This piece was originally posted at Bitch Flicks.] “Why should a woman who is healthy and strong/blubber like a baby if her man goes away/weepin’ and a-wailin’ how he’s done her wrong/that’s one thing you’ll never hear me say.” These … Continue reading