Bidding Farewell to 'The Righteous Gemstones'
No one threads the needle between high and low-brow comedy as deftly as Danny McBride. With the conclusion of his third series with HBO under the production...
The Last of Us Part II: An Exercise in Embodied Empathy
In adapting a video game for television, The Last of Us’s film-like narrative structure provides an easier starting point than most. Even so, HBO’s series...
Trans Metaphor in Thoreau's 'Walden'
As someone born on the cusp of Generation Z, I find 19th-century non-fiction like Henry David Thoreau’s Walden challenging to parse. While the English...
Sinners: A Triumph
Ryan Coogler is making waves this week for not only releasing Sinners, a critically acclaimed, financially successful film without being part of a larger...
Common Side Effects: An Animated Zeitgeist
[Fair warning: this article contains minor spoilers for the animated TV series Common Side Effects. However, plot discussion is kept to a minimum beyond what...
Charli xcx at Coachella: Brat is Dead, Long Live Brat
Truth be told, I had completely lost interest in this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. With a lineup boasting Gen-X nostalgia legacy acts...
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