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A Gendered Retrospective on DDLJ
How one of India's cultural juggernauts criticized the patriarchy in ways it may have not even intended. By Alexis Puthussery photo: Yash...
Alexis Puthussery
Feb 13, 202410 min read
Barbie, the Futility of Speech, and the Validation Premium
She has to be everything. He can just be Ken. By Taban Isfahaninejad photo: Warner Bros If there’s one thing that Greta Gerwig’s Barbie...
Taban Isfahaninejad
Nov 17, 20234 min read
Power Dressing in the Devil Wears Prada
Miranda Priestly is an antagonist for the ages. But why is she so appealing, and what does she represent in this period of artists’...
Reverie Magazine
Oct 5, 20237 min read
On Hamlet's Necessity and the Value of Human Creativity
My week of 8 Hamlets, the value of an artist, and why human creativity can't be replaced. By Alexis Puthussery Spoilers for Hamlet, The...
Alexis Puthussery
Aug 29, 20239 min read
Why Is The Idol So Boring?
Glamour, grit, and delusion in the work of Sam Levinson. By Taban Isfahaninejad Lily Rose-Depp in The Idol. (Photo: HBO) Despite Sam...
Taban Isfahaninejad
Aug 27, 202313 min read
Red White & Royal Blue Heralds Much-Needed Down-Bad Representation
Though the movie adaptation sheds some original plot points, it leans into the same crackling horniness that pulled us all in to begin...
Yiming Fu
Aug 19, 20234 min read
There's No Room For Women in a Barbie World
Between ad and art, where do the women of Barbie fit in? By Danielle Momoh photo: Warner Brothers While it may not be a Barbie world, it...
Danielle Momoh
Aug 3, 20238 min read
Watching Advokatas
Romas Zabarauskas’ Advokatas (2020) suffers from stilted dialogue, a lack of vision, and an unclear sense of style. Can it be an...
Simona Zaunius
Jul 31, 20233 min read
The Problem With Plot Holes
How story settings can be characters too. By Taban Isfahaninejad Pedro Pascal and Gabriel Luna as Joel and Tommy in HBO's the Last of Us...
Taban Isfahaninejad
Jul 24, 20236 min read
Prestige TV Hates Women. And So Does Its Audience.
The lack of female leads and contempt for the women we do have in the prestige TV drama landscape leaves me wanting better from the...
Alexis Puthussery
Jul 19, 20238 min read
There's Nothing More Romantic Than Friendship
Or, how I'm winning the SydCarmy War no matter what. By Danielle Momoh Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri as Carmy and Sydney / photo: FX...
Danielle Momoh
Jul 4, 20237 min read
Frodo’s Despair: How Peter Jackson’s films neglect a key aspect of Tolkein’s story
“As I lay in prison, Sam, I tried to remember the Brandywine, and Woody End, and The Water running through the mill at Hobbiton. But I...
Simona Zaunius
Jun 16, 20237 min read
You Can Leave The Ocean But It Never Truly Leaves You
How Miyazaki eased my fear of graduating — at least for a few dazzling hours By Danielle Momoh Ponyo / photo: Studio Ghibli When is...
Danielle Momoh
Jun 10, 20236 min read
“Rooting for the Anti-Hero”: Succession Fancams and What They Mean for Media Analysis
The making of video edits, or fancams, is now a core part of online culture. But they’ve become more than just a pastime. By Simona...
Simona Zaunius
May 18, 20234 min read
Kuch Kuch Hota Gay: Karan Johar’s Accidental Queer Masterpiece
Can a movie be so sexist that it becomes kinda gay? By Danielle Momoh and Simona Zaunius Kuch Kuch Hota Hai is a beloved classic of...
Reverie Magazine
Apr 23, 20237 min read
The Miranda Of It All
What we love, lose, and answer with the first season of And Just Like That By Marie Johnson Charlotte (left) with Carrie (back right) and...
Reverie Magazine
Apr 13, 20239 min read
It's All In The Eye—brows
While rarely considered, eyebrows are an essential feature for an unforgettable performance. By Danielle Momoh Collin Farrell and Barry...
Danielle Momoh
Apr 2, 20234 min read
Emily: a Ghostly Fable of the Mysterious Brontë Sister
An intensely haunting debut feature shirks the path of the biopic and wanders the imagination of a familiar female author. By Danielle...
Danielle Momoh
Mar 20, 20236 min read
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever handles sorrow with the art of letting go
Wakanda Forever delivers a delicate tribute to Chadwick Boseman and proves itself as one of Marvel’s best films since Spider-Man: No Way...
Reverie Magazine
Nov 29, 20224 min read
Mad Men: the Dangers of Refusing to Change
Through style, sound, and setting, Matthew Weiner’s Mad Men depicts our biggest fear effortlessly: having the inability to improve. By...
Reverie Magazine
Nov 22, 20225 min read
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