PinnedLetting Go of Lindsay Ellis(This essay will discuss racism, violent hate crimes, and sexual assault. Viewer discretion is advised.) So this is a little different from my usual content, as I write about movies and the occasional tv show. …Lindsay Ellis8 min readLindsay Ellis8 min read
Dec 31, 2022My Meandering Thoughts on the Media I Consumed in 2022I gotta be honest, I didn’t write as many essays and reviews as I wanted to this year. There were a few reasons for that, but it was mostly because I had a bunch of ideas for what I wanted to write that went unresolved. This anxiety also affected the…20227 min read20227 min read
Oct 11, 2022“Do Revenge”: A Product of White Girl Y2k NostalgiaRemember that Ariana Grande song “thank u next”? While the song was a hit on its own, the video went hugely viral for its glossy homage to 2000s movies such as Legally Blonde, Bring It On, and Mean Girls. Her video was a tribute to the all-too-popular post-breakup activity: watching…Netflix5 min readNetflix5 min read
Nov 23, 2021“Jennifer’s Body” Was Made For White GirlsIn true girlboss fashion, Jennifer’s Body surged back into the modern pop culture landscape after being tarnished by critics and general audiences when it hit theaters back in 2009. Its cult following has steadily grown since the film’s release, but it became more mainstream after the Me Too Movement along…Megan Fox8 min readMegan Fox8 min read
Nov 10, 2021“Nope, Never Seen It”: The Original Star Wars Trilogy(Originally published on Glen’s Lens at WordPress on May 5th, 2020) Back when I frequented nerdy social circles (as if I ever really stopped), one of my favorite pastimes was telling them that I’d never seen Star Wars. Their shock was immense and immediate; it was as if I told…Star Wars5 min readStar Wars5 min read
Nov 6, 2021Brandy’s “Cinderella” Deserves Her Flowers(Originally published on Glen’s Lens at WordPress on February 16, 2021) If I were to call any film “underrated”, it’d be the 1997 version of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Though the film broke records in viewership of the original broadcast and home video sales, the film which starred Brandy as…Cinderella6 min readCinderella6 min read
Nov 3, 2021“Nope, Never Seen It!”: Spaceballs(Originally posted on Glen’s Lens at WordPress on October 8, 2020) When a mysterious assailant shockingly attacked a male celebrity last week, people across the country expressed not just their outrage but also the great amount of respect they held towards that celebrity. Of course, I’m…Spaceballs6 min readSpaceballs6 min read
Oct 28, 2021The ‘Cuties’ controversy is a failure of empathy(Originally published on glenslens.wordpress.com on September 29, 2020) It’s an understatement to say that people across the country have strong feelings towards the film Cuties. Though the film received critical acclaim at Sundance in January (then under its original title Mignonnes), countless Americans were outraged when its international poster and…Cuties Movie6 min readCuties Movie6 min read
Oct 3, 2021“Mean Girls”: A Time Capsule of Casual BigotryMean Girls needs no introduction. Since its premiere in 2004, the teen comedy directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey permeated the public consciousness in a way no other teen movie has done since. Its online presence alone has transformed in the 17 years since its premiere, evolving…Mean Girls6 min readMean Girls6 min read
Sep 28, 2021Steve from “Blue’s Clues” Has Millennials in a Chokehold (And I Feel Fine)If there’s one thing to count on in this unpredictable world, it’s that millennials will respond to anything that references their childhood nostalgia. …Millennials6 min readMillennials6 min read
