movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Jun 14
Tessa Thompson costars in sci-fi action comedy Men in Black: International; and there’s very little else… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]
Year: 2019
curated: an all-male creative team for a Bene Gesserit TV series?
LOL no. Science-fiction writer Judith Tarr breaks down the bullshit on Twitter.
I’m on BBC World Service’s “The Arts Hour” again TONIGHT, Saturday, June 15th
Listen online or on actual over-the-airwaves radio. Imagine that.
new science-fiction flash fiction: “Exit Through the Gift Shop”
The year: 1528 Solar Standard, New Era [4574 old Earth calendar] “Welcome to the Bloomsbury Historical Re-creation Society’s immersive experience: 21st Century Shopping Mall!”
the dystopia is here, part 2
Entitled well-paid celeb teenager to prank desperate job-seekers for your entertainment. We. Are. So. Fucked.
Men in Black: International movie review: it is its own neuralyzer
Performs a complete charmectomy on its usually hugely charismatic stars, leaves them to flounder about with a bizarrely inept script, and actually seems to be trolling us with its pseudo feminism.
the dystopia is here
BBC Two’s Who Should Get to Stay in the UK? Do we get to call in and vote?
Always Be My Maybe movie review: this is how to shake up the tired rom-com
Doesn’t rock the rom-com boat but absolutely delightful anyway. A smart, modern romantic comedy that flips genre scripts and finds a freshness in making room for new voices and new perspectives.
Papi Chulo movie review: can’t buy him love
An uncomfortably clueless portrait of societal privilege taking advantage of financial desperation. Matt Bomer is very effective as a man truly heartbroken, though.
Free Trip to Egypt documentary review: busting through bigotry
An emotional roller-coaster ride as bigoted Americans find common ground with the people Fox News has told them to hate and fear. I laughed and cried, found myself full of despair and full of hope.
