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In case you missed it, last week's Sunday Roundup is live! Read about Paul W. S. Anderson's Resident Evil, the latest Heat rip-off Crime 101, and How to Make a Killing (which Knives Out fans will want to see).
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"The other key tenet of this outlook is the perceived simplicity and lack of nuance that traditional good-versus-evil narratives have. The tone of these comments belies a belief that classic fantasy epics are inherently childish, that enjoying tales of light triumphing over darkness are best forgotten in adulthood"
The following article includes spoilers for Lord of the Rings (2001-03), Game of Thrones (2011) I recently had the privilege of seeing the L
Read about Se7en, Pillion, Memories of Murder, Blood Simple, and Train to Busan in this week's Sunday roundup!
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thank god for namari dungeon meshi for looking just like me cause the other day I had the briefest moment of envy to be as tall and long-legged as the person who outpaced me on the sidewalk and how dykeful I could be but I snapped out of it immediately because I remembered namari exists. I can be a 5’4 fat shortstack with a 27” inseam and still be plenty butch. there’s a niche for me. thank you namari dungeon meshi
namari and senshi are amazing representation. reminding myself that i look like namari and am hot is my litany against fear
"The gulf between Ringu and The Ring’s approaches lies in subtlety and self-control. Ringu is confident enough to play things slowly and subject the audience to a foreboding uneasiness. The Ring, on the other hand, has the subtlety of a sledgehammer to the skull."
A brand new review is live on my blog! Read all about the differences between a Japanese original and its American remake.
The following post contains spoilers for both Ringu and The Ring. If you would like to experience these films for yourself, unfiltered, clic
If you missed it, you can now read my Sunday Roundup article for Feb 21st to Feb 27th. It’s a series where I discuss everything I watched in a week. This time around I discuss Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie, True Detective, Andor, and Ringu and its American remake.
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My review of Chris Pratt’s Mercy (2026) is now live! I’m really happy with how it turned out. I did a little bit of ✨amateur investigation ✨ and dug deep into a piece of disgusting fascist art. You can read me scream into the void here.
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one of the really cool things about the Spider-Gwen run is the way it uses panels that that have pure white for backgrounds. it's such a great tool, cause they'll pick the most important piece of dialogue in an emotionally charged exchange, and then they draw attention to it. they make the back ground pure white and keep the character in color. then they color the speech bubbles for that panel, which gives the words even greater weight. like that's such a good use of form, because the team holds that card close to their chest and only uses it for the most impactful moments. it is, quite literally, highlighting the important bits. i love comics as a medium so much
continuing my Gwen Stacy transgender analysis arc. spoilers ahead for Spider-Gwen [II] #6 (2016) and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
one of the most impactful, emotional, and exciting parts of atsv was Gwen's relationship to her father. and so i was really happy to see that it's an element pulled directly from her comics. a lot of the best parts of Gwen's story in atsv are pulled directly from her debut in Edge of Spider-Verse #2 (2014). stuff like the opening drum playing with The Mary Janes and the "this mask is my badge" scene are all originally from the comics (but done infinitely better in the movie imo). anyways i bring all this up to say that early on there wasn't much trans coding, but by the time Gwen's father quits being a cop it's cropping up more.
ok. where to begin. George Stacy is talking to Gwen about her decision to be Spider-Woman and hide it from him, but on the metaphorical level they're talking about being queer. specifically the choice of using "your world" when describing Gwen's work as Spider-Woman stands out. cause from George's perspective, at this point in the story, he and Spider-Woman kind of share the same world (i.e. fighting crime). but the deliberate positioning of them as being from two different worlds creates a distinction between the two. there is something extra, something ephemeral about being Spider-Woman that George does not have access to. and what this scene is really about is him coming to terms with the fact that he can't ever fully understand what it's like to be Spider-Woman, and by extension, be trans.
and then he relates his own personal experiences to what Gwen is going through. he recognizes that it's difficult to want to talk about it, that it's hard to share all the disturbing and hard stuff. and so he tells his daughter that it's okay because he's gonna support her no matter how much she shares.
and then the last set of panels. this is what really cinches it for me. it is the ultimate recognition that, while it may not be easy for George to wrap his head around, it is easy for him to support his daughter. he recognizes that being trans is an immutable part of her life, and that it's out of his hands. he chooses being a father over hurting his daughter and that rules.
i love how this series is doing a lot with the fact that, while they may not fully get it, the cis people in our lives can absolutely support us. George Stacy is by no means a perfect person but he cares about his daughter so much and makes an effort. and like, that's the most important thing at the end of the day. effort
so i've been reading the Spider-Gwen comics cause I have terminal brain worms now and like. she's been trans coded since before atsv (which i know isn't original to point out but it's fun to see). anyways, here's one of my favorite moments i've come across so far while reading
spoilers for Spider-Gwen [II] #3 (2016)
this conversation Gwen has with Jessica Drew fucks me up so bad. like the way Gwen prefaces her question and describes herself as strange and a weirdo is SOOO. and then she asks about the other Gwen Stacy and what she was like, and it reads like she's asking about what her life would be like if she was cis. and it gets couched in the language of "normal" and not, which is absolutely a trap i fall into sometimes. and then Jess says something that made me cry.
"Look, I get it. I understand dreaming of a simpler life... But, trust me. The hard times, the times when you're unsure, those are just how you figure out who you are. What your life means. Focus on today. Be the best Gwen Stacy that you can be. Right here, right now."
and when you read those words as a statement about gender and transness they hit so much harder. cause in my experience, when i'm unsure i usually find a new part of myself that i didn't know existed. it's never easy and it's almost always a little scary, but i come out the other end more sure of who i want to be and where i'm heading. Gwen needs to stop worrying about what could've been and start thinking about who she is. not other Gwens, but her specifically
Jeanette Winterson's Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is such an amazing semi-autobiographical novel because it is beautifully written, undeniably witty, and deeply sad story about a girl coming to terms with queerness. and it was published in '85. but it's also got so much great stuff about neglectful parents and it makes me shred couch cushions.
the main symbol in the book, the titular orange, is used to represent the neglect Jeanette faces at home. any time Jeanette's Mother is unable or unwilling to meet the emotional needs of her young daughter, she hands her an orange. like, every time. and it's kind of bizarre when and where she'll dole them out. Jeanette gets oranges in the hospital, at church, while walking around town. oranges as a response are so ingrained in Jeanette that when she has gone deaf and can't get her mother's attention, she just takes an orange and tries to sleep it off. like any time she needs a parental figure or someone to help her, she either gets an orange, is given an orange, or goes to someone else because her mother is too engrossed in her evangelism.
and the most depressing thing about choosing oranges as the symbol for neglect is that they have such a hard peel. like of all the most common fruit in europe and america, oranges are arguably the hardest for kids to reasonably open by themselves. even bananas, which also have a peel, are easily opened by most kids Jeanette's age. but oranges require work. you have to spend time getting to the actual sustenance in there. which is an amazing parallel to the way Jeanette's mom takes care of her kid. she provides all of the material goods necessary for a decent life (the family is poor but not destitute by any means), and even some community in the form of church (as toxic as it may be), but she does not provide any labor for her child. she refuses to do emotional labor, which is mirrored by the fact that the oranges are given to Jeanette in the place of emotional intimacy, regulation, and care. Jeanette has to do that part herself. in all ways, she is given the orange, but it never comes pre-peeled. she will always have to peel those oranges herself. she will always need to be the adult in her own life, because she does not have a mother who is willing to do it for her.
I FORGOT MY FAVORITE PART. In Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Jeanette finds support in Elsie, another member of her family's church who is kind of shunned because she believes in numerology. But Elsie is a great friend and kind of takes over as Jeanette's mom for a while, actually providing the emotional care that she needs. And my favorite part of the book comes from the section where Jeanette is getting treated for her deafness. Jeanette says this thing about how both her mom and Elsie read to her and it makes me crazy.
Jeanette's mom reads Jane Eyre, but not the actual story of Jane Eyre. She changes it and shortens it so it's less objectionable and more aligned with her incredibly religious world view. Elsie, on the other hand, reads Jeanette Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti. For those of you who don't know, Goblin Market is widely considered to be a piece of lesbian poetry. Its narrative is also about fruits, and just as many fruits as Rossetti could think of. So where Jeanette's mom reads a sanitized narrative meant to reinforce a toxic worldview, Elsie recognizes that Jeanette is a lesbian far before anyone else (including Jeanette herself) and decides to give her lesbian literature as early as possible, while also providing the message that there are so many different fruits in the world. Jeanette's mom says there are only oranges, only one way to love and be loved and live. Elsie says there are limitless possibilities and that love transcends singular options. It makes me crazy and I love it so much because Goblin Market is my favorite poem ever.
Jeanette Winterson's Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is such an amazing semi-autobiographical novel because it is beautifully written, undeniably witty, and deeply sad story about a girl coming to terms with queerness. and it was published in '85. but it's also got so much great stuff about neglectful parents and it makes me shred couch cushions.
the main symbol in the book, the titular orange, is used to represent the neglect Jeanette faces at home. any time Jeanette's Mother is unable or unwilling to meet the emotional needs of her young daughter, she hands her an orange. like, every time. and it's kind of bizarre when and where she'll dole them out. Jeanette gets oranges in the hospital, at church, while walking around town. oranges as a response are so ingrained in Jeanette that when she has gone deaf and can't get her mother's attention, she just takes an orange and tries to sleep it off. like any time she needs a parental figure or someone to help her, she either gets an orange, is given an orange, or goes to someone else because her mother is too engrossed in her evangelism.
and the most depressing thing about choosing oranges as the symbol for neglect is that they have such a hard peel. like of all the most common fruit in europe and america, oranges are arguably the hardest for kids to reasonably open by themselves. even bananas, which also have a peel, are easily opened by most kids Jeanette's age. but oranges require work. you have to spend time getting to the actual sustenance in there. which is an amazing parallel to the way Jeanette's mom takes care of her kid. she provides all of the material goods necessary for a decent life (the family is poor but not destitute by any means), and even some community in the form of church (as toxic as it may be), but she does not provide any labor for her child. she refuses to do emotional labor, which is mirrored by the fact that the oranges are given to Jeanette in the place of emotional intimacy, regulation, and care. Jeanette has to do that part herself. in all ways, she is given the orange, but it never comes pre-peeled. she will always have to peel those oranges herself. she will always need to be the adult in her own life, because she does not have a mother who is willing to do it for her.
