Category: Essays, Criticism, and Analyses
Crying Into My Oatmeal: Christianity Talks to Harry Potter (Again)
The Internet has been abuzz lately with what is perhaps the best-worst Harry Potter…
Korrasami and Unity Between Women
Book 3 of The Legend of Korra ended last week with a level of darkness…
Orange is the New Black Season 2: Old Ladies, White Privilege, and the Black vs. Latinx Problem
The only reason why I didn’t marathon Orange is the New Black season 2 in…
Princess Jellyfish: Challenging Conventional Beauty and Letting Yourself Feel Uncomfortable
Princess Jellyfish is a cute little series that I honestly think is severely underrated, largely…
Long Live the Unibrow: Smashing the Patriarchy with Helga G. Pataki
Most 90s kids remember Hey Arnold! and its wide cast of characters that covered…
Reflections in the Ice Part Three: Redefining True Love
Frozen is a film that not only shows women taking control of their own happiness,…
Reflections in the Ice Part Two: Anna’s Agency in Frozen
One of the best things about Frozen is that it’s primarily a story about two…
Reflections in the Ice Part One: Elsa’s Queerness in Frozen
I’ve finally had the absolute pleasure of watching Frozen, this year’s Oscar winning animated feature…
Lessons from Gravity: How to Fail the Bechdel Test (in a good way)
This Oscars 2014 post series didn’t go quite as planned, but even though I…
Lessons from The Hunger Games: The Limits of First-Person Present Tense
By now, everyone has talked The Hunger Games to death. Though it largely…