In an article published by Salon.com last month, entitled “I’m sorry for coining the phrase ‘Manic Pixie Dream Girl,’“ film critic Nathan Rabin expressed his regret for creating this pervasively used and outwardly misogynistic movie trope. Although the “Manic Pixie Dream…
TV Review: Pretty Little Liars 5×11 “No One Here Can Love or Understand Me”
Spencer wants the truth to set them all free. But “A” isn’t having it. Just as they’re going to head towards the police department, “A” gives them a cryptic message using a store’s TV screens showing footage of Ali visiting…
The Film Canon: The Wizard of Oz (1939)
There are certain films in the canon of American cinema that we should always leave room to remember and appreciate. These film can transport you to new worlds, give you new ways of looking at things, and then let you…
Book Review: ‘Forget Me’ by K. A. Harrington
Forget chick-lit. Forget girls falling in love with celebrities. Forget dystopian novels. In fact, Forget Me. Not only do I love the fact that it’s incredibly easy to create an intro for Forget Me, but I also love the book…
TV Review: Girl Meets World 1×07 -“Girl Meets Maya’s Mother”
Art class! So their curriculum DOES include subjects other than history. Live model Farkle whips off his robe to reveal an old fashioned swimming costume. As he poses, Riley asks why the class can’t draw Lucas instead. “Nobody looks like…
TV Review: Girl Meets World 1×06—“Girl Meets Popular”
Invitations are circulating for the first seventh grade party and the hallways are filled with possibility for Riley. She and Maya could be party girls! The possibilities evaporate when Riley decides that popularity is for Maya, not her. However, just…
TV Review: Under the Dome 2X08 “Awakening”
The drama goes to new heights in the eighth episode of the second season of Under the Dome. Big Jim attempts to figure out who, on his long list of haters, is after him; Barbie tries desperately to get back inside…