This week, we’re tackling one of the most problematic teen movies ever made, Never Been Kissed. Yes, that Never Been Kissed, the one that made an entire generation think it was romantic for your Grade 12 teacher to hit on…
This week, we’re tackling 2000s women’s fashion, a topic that proves we do indeed live in The Darkest Timeline! The first decade of the millennium featured seismic events. From 9/11 to The Great recession and so much else, the 00s…
Girls was the show that launched a thousand think pieces. When it premiered on HBO in 2012, every critic had a hot take, even James Franco, whose piece I will not link to because he’s a pretty odious person. Created…
Mindy Kaling is a creative genius, and that’s not up for debate!. I’m a superfan who would sell all my clothes to see Kaling’s latest film or binge her newest show. However, even our favourite people make the occasional mistake.There…
The American adaptation of The Office is one of those comforting sitcoms we rewatch ad infinitum. Unlike its curmudgeonly British sibling, America’s Office had an almost quixotic quality. From the kicky theme song to the wholesome pranks Jim plays on…
Friends debuted on NBC in 1994, introducing us to a cast of six white people who could somehow afford to live in Manhattan, despite spending all day at a coffee shop… Created by David Crane, Friends is one of those…
This week’s podcast episode/article is about Spice World, AKA The Most Feminist Movie Ever Made. Directed by Bob Spiers and written by Kim Fuller, it’s the Platonic Ideal of Major Motion Pictures (Except not, because Plato was a raging misogynist,…
This week, we’re talking about Michael Moore’s (somehow) Oscar-winning documentary, Bowling For Columbine. Released in 2002, it was a hit with audiences and critics alike, garnering rave reviews and grossing $58 million, which is a lot for a doc. Named…
Based on the novel by Helen Fielding, the 2001 film adaptation of Bridget Jones’ Diary is a comic masterpiece. Twenty years after its initial release, this film holds up (almost entirely, but admittedly not completely). Let’s revisit this tale of…
Die Hard, the movie straight men love to mansplain to women at bars, has become something of a Christmas classic. While the film was released in July of 1988, it is set on Christmas Eve. And the action may revolve…
It’s a fact, universally acknowledged, that 1994 was the most important year for holiday music in the history of the world. That’s because two iconic holiday anthems, Adam Sandler’s “The Hanukkah Song” and Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas…
This week, we’re discussing what could be the most toxic holiday movie ever made, The Family Stone. That’s right, readers, this horror show hidden behind mistletoe is probably more problematic than Love, Actually. Released in 2005, and directed by Tom…