Tag: UK
The Anti-Capitalist Undercurrent of Enola Holmes 2
When last we left Enola Holmes (Millie Bobby Brown) in 2020, she had been effectively abandoned by her mother, Eudoria (Helena Bonham Carter). Yet it [Read More…]
Bridgerton Season 2 Still Comes Through Despite a Physical Chasteness in Contrast to Season 1
While some viewers (including the type who buy bodice-ripping paperbacks at the grocery store) might have been initially miffed over the lack of sex that [Read More…]
Locked Down: A Narrative Thread as Tenuous as Lockdown Orders Themselves
As Locked Down continues to receive some harsh criticism, including the decree that it’s not the pandemic movie we needed (apparently, only Contagion can still [Read More…]
28 Days Later Proves Humans Keep Going Even When They Should Very Clearly Commit Suicide
Among the greats in the pandemic movie pantheon is a film from the not so distant past: Danny Boyle’s 2002 post-apocalyptic classic, 28 Days Later. [Read More…]
Madonna Speaking to Us From Her Rose Petal-Filled Bath About How “COVID-19 Is the Great Equalizer” Is Peak Why Celebrities Are the New Marie Antoinette Right Now
*disclaimer: I am a Madonna fan forever and always, but everyone has their limits now and again Regardless of whether or not it was Mother’s [Read More…]
At Last, Sexism Prevented by Law
Though one wouldn’t automatically think “England” when considering the countries that have been most adept at just saying no to sexism, the birth of Prince [Read More…]
The Platinum Monogamists
They say monogamy can’t exist anymore. That’s it’s more extinct even than the dodo. And, in point of fact, everywhere you look this does seem [Read More…]
What Message of Positivity Could Actually Come Out of An Amy Winehouse Musical?
Though it’s been over six years since Amy Winehouse joined the twenty-seven club, for some reason certain parties–particularly her own father–can’t seem to let the [Read More…]
Fleabag Speaks to the Piece of Shit Inside All Of Us
The eponymous character in Fleabag (played by Phoebe Waller-Bridge) speaks to the self-loathing, insecure piece of shit masquerading as someone who doesn’t care inside all [Read More…]
Amy, Patron Saint of Emotions
To say that Amy Winehouse was a legend and an icon is no overstatement. But it is something largely built around what the public, the [Read More…]
