PinnedDina PaulsonA November Ode to Spirit HalloweenOn September 2, a hot Labor Day, my 6 year old and I were heading to the last pool day at our gym, after running an errand at the mall. On…1d ago1d ago
PinnedDina PaulsoninCine SuffragetteIs ‘Trap’ Serial Killer- or Daddy-Porn? Both, Because Josh Hartnett’s CooperActor and millennial heartthrob Josh Hartnett (yes, Josh Hartnett) is on smash as Cooper, the sick, sweet protagonist of writer and…Nov 6Nov 6
PinnedDina PaulsoninFanfareJoel Edgerton’s ‘The Gift’ Gives Us a BullyThe Gift is among those films focused on human unfurling, which become a horror house of mirrors as you consider the workNov 25, 20231Nov 25, 20231
PinnedDina PaulsoninFanfare‘Emily the Criminal’ Made Me Reflect On ‘Bonnie And Clyde’Bonnie (Faye Dunaway) and Clyde (Warren Beaty), of true story Bonnie And Clyde (1967), start the film as aspiring, subconscious criminals…Sep 14, 2022Sep 14, 2022
PinnedDina PaulsoninCine SuffragetteJamie Lee Curtis As An Administrative Psychopath / Kindhearted Queer A.I? Yes, Please.A crazed auditor winning awards for said auditing, who regularly downs dubious-looking calcium drinks. A psychopath with an expertise in…Jun 18, 2022Jun 18, 2022
Dina PaulsoninFanfare‘Don’t Look Up’ Never Answers A Key Question: Why Is The Planet Worth Saving?Don’t Look Up (2021, Netflix) presumes the planet is worth saving. The film’s plot exists because of this idea; moveover, the fear…Dec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2021
Dina PaulsoninFanfare7 Things Squid Game’s Ji-yeong and Kang Sae-byeok’s 30 Minutes Teach Us About HumanityThe thirty-minute marbles game in Episode Six of Squid Game (Netflix) killed me emotionally. (In millennial terms, I paused to tweet #wtf…Oct 23, 20211Oct 23, 20211
Dina PaulsonDoes Hating Brood X Make Us Xenophobes?Reflective/reflexive note on the italicized statements: These are literary visualizations based on feelings I expressed or heard neighbors…Jul 18, 2021Jul 18, 2021
Dina PaulsoninCine SuffragetteForget Rio, Forget Dean — What if Beth Is End Game on NBC’s Good Girls?It is easy to say Beth Boland (Christina Hendricks) is caught between two men — her husband, Dean Boland (Matthew Lillard), her partner of…Jun 25, 2021Jun 25, 2021
Dina PaulsoninFanfareNow I Wanna Be Your Dog: Cruella Takeaways* Spoilers for Cruella (2021)Jun 14, 20213Jun 14, 20213
