Barely Lethal movie review: hidden in plain sight
Charming and funny, a wonderfully sweet and silly mashup of spy stuff and high-school comedies, like if John Hughes made a James Bond movie.
Game of Thrones
why I am done with fantasy that abuses women in the name of “realism”
I am looking at you, Game of Thrones. (But not you alone.)
a few thoughts about Game of Thrones S05 E09 (“The Dance of Dragons”) and open thread
This is how fantasy keep sucking in people like me, even when it pisses us off. We want some magic in the world…
a few thoughts about Game of Thrones S05 E08 (“Hardhome”) and open thread
I was all like, Hey, look at all this interesting stuff happening with some folks, and then it all goes to hell.
a few thoughts about Game of Thrones S05 E07 (“The Gift”) and open thread
Eh, the whole show should just be about Tyrion and Daenerys. Why not?
a few thoughts about Game of Thrones S05 E06 (“Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken”) and open thread
The rape of a woman is horrifying because of how it makes a man looking on feel? *grrrr*
a few thoughts about Game of Thrones S05 E05 (“Kill the Boy”) and open thread
Some heartstopping moments for Tyrion in this episode. At least he got in some sightseeing beforehand…
a few thoughts about Game of Thrones S05 E04 (“Sons of the Harpy”) and open thread
Yay, women warriors!
a few thoughts about Game of Thrones S05 E03 (“High Sparrow”) and open thread
So this episode was all about how, if you don’t allow women to have power in their own right, you force them to grab it indirectly.
a few thoughts about Game of Thrones S05 E02 (“The House of Black and White”) and open thread
A girl will not be deterred…
