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Rebecca Radillo
Oct 7, 20226 min read
A Brief Investigation of My Favorite Comfort Movies
Rebecca Radillo explores the similarities and differences between the films that have given her the most comfort over the years.
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Rebecca Radillo
Aug 19, 20229 min read
Criminal Bodies: Life With Disabilities is the Crime of the Future
Rebecca Radillo explores the parallels between David Cronenberg's world in "Crimes of the Future" and our own.
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Rebecca Radillo
Jul 29, 20228 min read
Take My Breath Away, Top Gun Really IS That Homoerotic
Rebecca Radillo explores what exactly makes "Top Gun" — and its successor, "Maverick" — so incredible: the male-male relationships.
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Dria Vento
Jul 8, 20229 min read
Long Island Country: An Interview With The Belle Curves
Adriene Vento interviews Delaney Hafener from The Belle Curves about their new album "Watershed."
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Rebecca Radillo
Jun 17, 20229 min read
"I wish I knew how to quit you": Finding Joy in Tragic Gays
Rebecca Radillo breaks down her love for tragic gay couples in film — in spite of the harmful effects of the "bury your gays" trope.
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Lyvie Scott
Jun 3, 202215 min read
Filmmaker Spot - Quint Scott
Lyvie Scott sits down with filmmaker Quint Scott to discuss Pride, diversity, and his future in film.
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Lola Estok
May 30, 20227 min read
Prestige Bitch
Lola Estok analyzes the HBO series Barry and the disturbing pattern of fan backlash against “unlikeable” female characters
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Rebecca Radillo
May 27, 20227 min read
Inglourious Feminists: Tarantino and the Weight of Feminist Guilt
Rebecca Radillo weighs her relationship to feminism against the less-than-feminist films of Quentin Tarantino.
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Logan-Ashley Kisner
May 20, 20227 min read
can't you see it's me?
Logan-Ashley Kisner compares the struggle between masculinity and femininity to the world of the Swedish horror film "Girls Lost."
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Lauryn Jackson
May 18, 20225 min read
How Riot Grrrl Rocked Femininity
Lauryn Jackson explores the Riot Grrrl movement of the 90s, and how their punk interpretation of femininity is still making waves today
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Lyvie Scott
May 13, 20229 min read
Momcore
Lyvie Scott teams up with her mother, Vanessa, to discuss the female-led films that left the biggest impressions on them growing up.
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Lyvie Scott
May 6, 20227 min read
Filmmaker Spot - Mother's Day Edition
Lyvie Scott sits down to discuss film, femininity and action heroes with her mother, Vanessa Stewart.
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blossom mag
May 1, 20222 min read
Editors' Note - May 2022
Maddy Sutka and Lola Estok introduce May by talking about femininity, and all the confusing, weird, and great labels that come with it.
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Lyvie Scott
Dec 11, 20219 min read
Filmmaker Spot - Lei White
Lyvie Scott sits down with filmmaker Lei White to discuss the traditions that shaped his love of storytelling.
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Lauryn Jackson
Dec 4, 20217 min read
Finding Yourself at the End of the World
Lauryn Jackson explores Gregg Araki's "Apocalypse" trilogy, and how its themes can still resonate with the current Doom Generation.
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Lyvie Scott
Nov 27, 20218 min read
A Transformation
Lyvie Scott explores films in which a woman transforms, whether it be for good or otherwise.
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Logan-Ashley Kisner
Nov 20, 20216 min read
a goddamn ugly broad.
Logan-Ashley Kisner explores the history of Men With Breasts in film as his own top surgery approaches.
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Lyvie Scott
Nov 6, 20218 min read
Filmmaker Spot - Rachel M. Ussery
Lyvie Scott sits down with Savannah-based filmmaker Rachel M. Ussery to discuss how change relates to her art.
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Lyvie Scott
Oct 30, 20219 min read
Under the Skin
Lyvie Scott explores films about melancholia, madness and mourning, all with people of color at the center.
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Maddy Sutka
Oct 16, 20215 min read
I'm a Slut: Thank You, Rocky Horror
Maddy Sutka gives tribute to the film that helped reframe her understanding of sex, pleasure, and camp: The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
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