My meta/commentary shortcuts*
*Putting all of this in one spot so its easier for me to find shit. Feel free to like/reblog if this is helpful for you too. Posts are in reverse chronological order by tv show/film (which are listed alphabetically).
Some of my fav pieces are highlighted in purple.
Family and toxic masculinity - 8 April 2025
The m@nosephere needs a baseline to sink its teeth into and that starts at home.
Note: Tumblr has a cap on how many hyperlinks you can put in a single post so I've had to split my meta index for The Bear by year. You can find my meta for The Bear at the links below:
Violence and Love in Monkey Man - 27 April 2024
Analysis of Dev Patel's Monkey Man in the context of state violence and resistance. CW for mention of rape, murder and forced displacement.
Immediate reaction to Monkey Man - 13 April 2024
My immediate thoughts after watching the film in cinema.
Whiteness as vampirism, vampirism as assimilation - 26 April 2025
Remmick wasn't creating a post-racial paradise. He was building a cult centred on his needs and culture alone, that tolerated different skin but nothing else.
Reply to @cairhienin on Under the Bridge and the actual murder of Reena Virk - 14 June 2024
Discussion of Reena Virk's murder and the absence of race in analysis of the case, then and now in Hulu's dramatisation.
