I have seen Mrs. Doubtfire dozens of times, but I hardly remember it as something I’d take too seriously. As the post from My Elegant Gathering of White Snows states in the post, “Mrs Doubtfire is Patriarchy in Action”: I have always hated the film Mrs Doubtfire as I thought it was creepy. As a … Continue reading
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Celebrity Skin
Oh, make me over I’m all I want to be A walking study In demonology Hey, so glad you could make it Yeah, now you really made it Hey, so glad you could make it now Oh, look at my face My name is Might Have Been My name is Never Was My name’s Forgotten … Continue reading
On Cardcaptors
One of my favorite shows was Cardcaptors, originally a Japanese anime dubbed Carcaptor Sakura. I would often look forward to this show because I have always been attracted to seeing girls, and women, exercise power, much like Princess Mononoke. Like many other Japanese anime that makes it way into American markets, Cardcaptor Sakura lost something. … Continue reading
Stand Back
No one looked as I walked by Just an invitation would have been just fine Said no to him again and again First, he took my heart, then he ran No one knows how I feel What I say unless you read between my lines One man walked away from me First, he took my … Continue reading
On Jumanji
Jumanji is one of the films I grew up with, and liked quite a lot, because it was a really fun movie. According to The New York Times review: In “Jumanji,” a movie based on a book about a board game, the players are endangered by evil monkeys, giant insects, rampaging jungle beasts and vines … Continue reading
The Best and Worst of Stargate SG-1: Season 6
For previous installments: Season 10 Season 9 Season 8 Season 7 Season 6 of the series primarily dealt with the threat of Anubis, Jonas Quinn (from Season 5’s Meridian) joining SG-1, and introduced the lost city story arc that would conclude with the Stargate: Atlantis pilot. The Best: Redemption, Descent, Frozen, Abyss, Shadow Play, … Continue reading
On Daria
I was one of those kids growing up in the 1990s who had the wonderful enjoyment of watching Daria, a fantastic show about adolescence during High School. According to the Vulture article, “How Daria Shaped a Generation of Women (Especially This Black Lady)“: Daria started out as a supporting cast member on Beavis and Butt-head because MTV’s president, Judy … Continue reading
Marchin On
For those days we felt like a mistake, Those times when love’s what you hate, Somehow we keep marching on. For those nights when I couldn’t be there, I’ve made it harder to know that you know That somehow we’ll keep moving on. There’s so many wars we fought, There’s so many things we’re not, … Continue reading
The Best and Worst of Angel and Faith: Buffy Season 9
For previous installments of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 9 (Dark Horse Comics) Season 8 (Dark Horse Comics) Season 7 Season 6 Season 5 Season 4 Season 3 Season 2 Season 1 For previous installments of Angel: Season 5 Season 4 Season 3 Season 2 Season 1 The series Angel & Faith has it’s origin … Continue reading
Call Me Maybe
I threw a wish in the well Don’t ask me I’ll never tell I looked at you as it fell And now you’re in my way I trade my soul for a wish Pennies and dimes for a kiss I wasn’t looking for this But now you’re in my way Your stare was holding Ripped … Continue reading
On Sweet Home Alabama
I really do love Sweet Home Alabama because I love these sort of romantic comedies. C. Jay Cox also wrote Latter Days, which is not surprising that I would enjoy this so damn much. It is not without it’s problems though, as stated in Postfeminist Double Binds: How Six Contemporary Films Perpetuate the Myth of … Continue reading
Blank Space
Nice to meet you, where you been? I could show you incredible things Magic, madness, heaven, sin Saw you there and I thought Oh my God, look at that face You look like my next mistake Love’s a game, wanna play? New money, suit and tie I can read you like a magazine Ain’t it … Continue reading
Why Don’t You Get a Job?
My friend’s got a girlfriend Man he hates that bitch He tells me every day He says “man I really gotta lose my chick In the worst kind of way” She sits on her ass He works his hands to the bone To give her money every payday But she wants more dinero just to … Continue reading
The Best and Worst of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 9
For previous installments of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8 (Dark Horse Comics) Season 7 Season 6 Season 5 Season 4 Season 3 Season 2 Season 1 For previous installments of Angel: Season 5 Season 4 Season 3 Season 2 Season 1 Buffy Season 9 deals directly with the destruction of the Seed of … Continue reading
On The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
In two previous posts, I covered The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, and The Two Towers. In this post, I conclude the series with The Return of the King. According to I Am No Man: J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings as Gender-Progressive Text by Justine A. di Giovanni: Any … Continue reading
Love Like This
I never knew there was a love like this before Never had someone.. to show me, a love, Love like this before Now that, we have, come to be A brand new light, I can’t see Never thought you’d be a special, part of me, no baby The reasons, are, because of you I can … Continue reading
Shut Up and Dance
Oh don’t you dare look back Just keep your eyes on me I said you’re holding back She said shut up and dance with me This woman is my destiny She said oh oh oh Shut up and dance with me We were victims of the night The chemical, physical, kryptonite Helpless to the bass … Continue reading
On The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
In a previous post, I talked about the The Fellowship of the Ring, the first of three Peter Jackson films based upon the book, The Lord of the Rings. Given it is the second of the trilogy, it was originally hard to say whether I liked it or not (which I do). According to Roger … Continue reading
On The Haunting
I have always liked The Haunting, certainly, knowing that the story is itself a total mess, but as far as visuals are concerned: It is fantastic. According to Roger Ebert: To my surprise, I find myself recommending “The Haunting” on the basis of its locations, its sets, its art direction, its sound design, and the overall … Continue reading
The Best and Worst of Stargate SG-1: Season 7
For previous installments: Season 10 Season 9 Season 8 Season 7 brought back Dr. Daniel Jackson from his ascension, as well as progressed the story for Anubis, with a new creation of soldier, the Kull Warrior. This was also the final season to have a 22 episode run, as all seasons continuing would only … Continue reading