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curated: Sarah Polley on Terry Gilliam is a masterclass in how brilliant men get away with their bullshit

Thu, Jun 16, 2022
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Polley makes no bones about what is at play here, and it’s a microcosm for Hollywood in the main. Brutal, and extraordinary.

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weekend watchlist: the unbearable wait for massive success

Sun, May 22, 2022
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Plus a subtle dystopia and a subtle nervous breakdown. (First published April 22nd, 2022, on Substack and Patreon.)

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My So-Called Selfish Life documentary review: TFW you lack that certain “maternal instinct”

Tue, May 10, 2022
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Dismantles myths about motherhood and misconceptions about child-free women with brisk, cheeky humor and intersectionality, and begins to build the cultural scripts we need for paths without kids.

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loaded question: what movie that you love would you change the ending of, and how?

Tue, Jan 25, 2022
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Inspired by China’s new censoring of the ending of Fight Club, in the most bizarre way…

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curated: fundie Christians demand Netflix cancel Amazon Prime’s Good Omens

Thu, Jun 20, 2019
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One might wonder why God has seen fit that his most devout followers are often not blessed with an abundance of brains.

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Oscar Nominated Documentary Shorts 2019 (91st Academy Awards) review

Tue, Feb 19, 2019
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My pick: Marshall Curry’s “A Night at the Garden,” presenting footage from a 1939 “pro-America” rally in New York City, a chilling reminder of the unpleasant cycles of American history.

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curated: suppression of the free press in Trump’s America turns violent

Thu, May 25, 2017
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Worse: this guy is likely to be elected.

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Snowden green light

Snowden movie review: the system’s self-correction

Mon, Apr 03, 2017
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A gripping précis of what Edward Snowden learned at the CIA and NSA, why he went public, and why it matters. Entertaining yet also deeply unsettling.

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from Facebook: scientific proof of Internet sexism

Wed, Apr 13, 2016
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from Facebook: Guardian critic mansplains Miss You Already

Tue, Sep 29, 2015
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