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November Movies I Won’t be Seeing (And Two I Will)
November is here, and in a month centered around the most quintessentially American of all holidays – I speak, of course, of Parent-Teacher Conference Day – I feel it is only best to honor five movies that will be making … Continue reading
3 Problematic Characters I Love Anyway
After I linked to my post on The Little Mermaid on my Facebook page, I had a back-and-forth with my buddy Captain Blastin (who also writes many thoughtful pieces at Informed Instigation, this being one of my favorite). He mentioned … Continue reading
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October Movies I Won’t be Seeing (And One I Might), Part 2
Halloween is fast approaching, the weather is getting chilly, and the air is getting spooooky. Soon all the demons and spirits of Halloween will emerge from the shadows and terrorize the people, and the people will have no choice but … Continue reading
A Feminist’s Defense of “The Little Mermaid,” Take 2
If you’ve been following my blog for awhile, you know how I feel about The Little Mermaid. (This is the original post I wrote about the movie in case you missed it the first time.) I think the movie is … Continue reading
Rec Me a Rom-Com, Part 2
Wow. Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. I received so many recommendations for romantic comedies that I can’t even fit them all into one year. I needed 52 movies and I received suggestions for over eighty. The list so far: 10 … Continue reading
Rec Me a Rom-Com
Two weeks ago, I talked about why I have such picky standards for the romantic comedy film genre. Last week, I talked about a romantic comedy movie I saw in the theaters and the way romance is presented in the … Continue reading
October Movies I Won’t be Seeing (And a Few I Might), Part One
October is my favorite month of the year. I love Halloween, I love the look and smell of autumn, and I especially love my birthday (three days ago. You can send my presents through FedEx.) I also love the beginning … Continue reading
‘What’s Your Number?’ and the Question of Boundaries
I spend a fair amount of my blogging time analyzing movies that, on the surface, don’t merit deep analysis. I write more blog posts about absurd comedies and romantic comedies than…well, just about anything else. Why? What’s the point of … Continue reading
Romantic Comedies Aren’t Terrible (Except for When They Are)
Bitch Flicks hosted an interesting article about the romantic comedy genre just yesterday. The original post can be found here and the Bitch Flicks link can be found here. In the article “Rom-Coms Don’t Suck,” writer Amanda Krauss defends the … Continue reading
‘Crazy, Stupid, Love’ and Grand Romantic Gestures
I’ve written before about my conflicting feelings about grand romantic gestures. A part of me thinks they’re, well, romantic. I get swept up in the narrative of people publicly declaring their love for others. The other part of me thinks … Continue reading