Tag: fairy tales
Snowblown: Lacey Chabert Lives Out a Fantasy More Suited for a Bodice-Ripping Romance Novel Than a Would-Be Hallmark Movie in Hot Frosty
Perhaps now more than ever, it’s a woman’s belief that the only way to gain access to a truly desirable (read: non-assholish) man is via [Read More…]
Why We Want to Believe in Betty White’s Last Word
As more vivid details emerge about Betty White’s death, including how she suffered a stroke six days prior to dying on December 31, 2021, among [Read More…]
Long Shot Short-Changes the Embracing of More Powerful Women in Relationships By Rendering the Narrative With Fairy Tale Flavor
In the realm of “modern” fairy tales, perhaps all we have to speak of in the present is Long Shot. A politically tinged comedy (or [Read More…]
Maleficent Fails to Deliver on Being Much of a “Mistress of Evil”
For a woman who has long been painted as one of the most iconic evil villains of Disney’s repackaged and sanitized fairy tales, Maleficent (Angelina [Read More…]
How Jake Ryan Ruined My (And Every Other Heteronormative White Woman’s) Life
What amount of ink hasn’t been spilled over the oeuvre of John Hughes and his many-splendored universe of characters? There has also been no shortage [Read More…]
