London photo: I like the cut of your crumble
I don’t know why, but something about this derelict parking garage fascinates me.
Year: 2015
Where Are the Women? The Perfect Guy
Hooray for a black female protagonist. Boo that she is all about romance, and that the film blames her for the dangerous situation she finds herself in.
The Perfect Guy movie review: dating blame
An enragingly stupid and obvious “thriller” jammed with dull genre clichés, wild hypocrisy, and just a hint of victim blaming.
London photo: old ad, and a new one
The advertising sign on the left is unlikely to endure as long as the one on the right has.
listen to my panel discussion at Underwire Festival
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London photo: why bikes are better than cars
Bike parking.
The Wave (Bølgen) movie review: disaster, Scandinavian style (LFF 2015)
The traditional Hollywood disaster flick goes to Norway, and is grim and gripping around all the time-honored ridiculous clichés crammed into it.
Downtime DVD review: 1995 Doctor Who fan film, on DVD for the first time
Strictly for serious Doctor Who fans who won’t mind the ultra-low-budget ethos, and who’ll love the fan-fiction-y tidbits that are catnip to Whovians.
Where Are the Women? The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
This is kickass representation: lots of women in gender-neutral roles wielding power, including the female protagonist, herself a figure of authority.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 movie review: breaking the blockbuster
One of the smartest and most enthralling SF film series ever breaks more new ground as it ends on notes as emotional and provocative as they are explosive.
