Blog posts
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Happiness is A Stolen Shopping Cart
By Abbey Carmel In Murray Siple’s 2008 documentary, Carts of Darkness, Siple follows a group of homeless adrenaline seekers as they seek thrill through means of a shopping cart. Typically,… Read more.
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Santa Cruz’s Lost Punk Scene
Did you know Santa Cruz used to have a hardcore punk scene? Like a real one. It was no Oakland, but during Hardcore’s hey-day in the mid-80’s Santa Cruz was… Read more.
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Fleabag: Intimacy through the Fourth Wall
Before the critically acclaimed two-season HBO television show Fleabag graced cable it was an off-Broadway, one-woman play written by and starring, Phoebe Waller-Bridge. The televisual transmutation follows a late-twenties Londoner… Read more.
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The Problem With Marvel Films? They’re Propaganda.
In 2019, a heated and much publicized debate flared up concerning Scorsese’s denigration of Marvel films (and arguably the entire superhero blockbuster genre) as “not cinema.” While I welcome Scorsese’s… Read more.
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Revisiting (and Overcoming) the Sexism in Sin City
One of my favorite movies of all time is the 2005 crime anthology Sin City, a film once described by Roger Ebert as “a comic book brought to life and… Read more.
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Cartoon Critters and the (Mis)representation of Race
From Looney Tunes to Spongebob, anthropomorphized animals have long been a staple in children’s cartoons. But while these non-human protagonists are certainly fun and entertaining, there are weighty implications behind… Read more.
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The Uncomfy Nature of Rewatch: Or, How I Learned to Hate Xander
Ah, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Mercury’s in retrograde and everyone suggests rewatching some of your favorite old shows and movies, so I’ve been rewatching Buffy. Influential, quality television, right? There’s… Read more.
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The Great British Baking Show: A Wholesome Contrast to American Cooking Competitions
American cooking competitions all follow the same sort of formula. There is an intense battle where chefs need to make a complex dish in an a short amount of time… Read more.
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How Bandersnatch Snatched Media’s Wig
Since its initial release on Netflix in December of 2018, Bandersnatch has garnered more than its share of attention, criticism, and overall buzz. The first large scale, multiple ending film… Read more.
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10 Reasons Why You Should Have Heard of Sandra Bullock Before Birdbox
On December 13, 2018 Netflix released the film Birdbox to its customers, starring Sandra Bullock, who plays Malorie Hayes. In the film she makes a dangerous journey across a river… Read more.
