Phew. I'm going to need a minute because the Flack season 2 finale was… But I'm getting ahead of myself. If you were expecting the series to somehow mellow with age, well, you should probably go back and refresh your memory on the events of the first season. Particularly, how it ended with Robyn (Anna … Continue reading Review: FLACK Season 2 Is So Damn Good
Review: PLAN B Is Yet Another Reproductive Rights Road Trip Comedy I Didn’t Know I Needed!
This is the second movie I've watched that pairs a teenage road-trip comedy with reproductive health, and I have mixed feelings. These things really shouldn't go together like peanut butter and jelly or cardboard boxes and cats. Emergency contraception and abortion should be easily and locally available to all the teens (and adults) who need … Continue reading Review: PLAN B Is Yet Another Reproductive Rights Road Trip Comedy I Didn’t Know I Needed!
UNpregnant: The Reproductive Health Road Trip Comedy I Didn’t Know I Needed
I did not have "goofy teenage road trip comedy about the difficulties of a teenager exercising her reproductive rights in the United States" on my fun movies to watch bingo card, but, wow, am I glad it popped up. UNpregnant tries to cram a lot of things into its hour and 43 minute runtime, which … Continue reading UNpregnant: The Reproductive Health Road Trip Comedy I Didn’t Know I Needed
Review: WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS Is Worth Your Eyeballs
Given my track record of really enjoying deeply flawed or outright horrible people in movies and television, I don't know why I was initially so unsure about whether or not to watch the Australian series Why Are You Like This, which is now streaming on Netflix. I guess I was worried that a story about … Continue reading Review: WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS Is Worth Your Eyeballs
Review: I MAY DESTROY YOU is Crushing, Beautiful, and Revelatory
Content Warning: The series and this review discuss sexual assault, rape, and consent. The series has several depictions of and many discussions about drugs, sexual assault, and rape. Those who have read my reviews know that I'm a strong believer in the binge-watch. Or, as I like to call it, immersive watching—like forest bathing, but … Continue reading Review: I MAY DESTROY YOU is Crushing, Beautiful, and Revelatory
