Pop culture can’t let go of high school. Maybe it’s because everything feels electrically new or that it’s a breeding ground for drama or that
MRS. AMERICA
The scariest stories are, to me, about 1950s housewives. They don’t have to be intentionally scary; they don’t even have to be about the housewife.
THE HALF OF IT
Netflix is saving us again from our isolated, dreary existences with a peppy romantic comedy. You know the kind they churn out: teens, love triangles,
TIGERTAIL
There’s a double-edged sword to the streamers that make them questionable distributors. On the plus side, they give a lot of new filmmakers a chance,
NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS
As a culture, we don’t really respect teenage girls. We don’t respect their interests, we don’t respect their bodies, we don’t respect their inner lives.
MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN
Some films aspire to lofty messages, trying to say something deep and profound about our place in the world in an attempt to make us
PETE’S DRAGON
If ever a movie could be described as a warm hug, it’s David Lowery’s mind-bogglingly earnest Pete’s Dragon. One in a long line of Disney’s
STARGIRL
Disney+ was never going to fail as a streaming service, with its massive catalogue of movies and TV shows sure to keep subscribers locked in
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Recurring throughout Portrait of a Lady on Fire is the image of Héloïse (Adèle Haenel) in a wedding dress, a mirage that haunts her lover
EMMA
Jane Austen’s work and I have a steady relationship, one where I get drug to one adaptation or another to find out that, yep, they’re
