Basically: A confectionary celebration of middle school—layered with enough puberty, generational trauma, repression, sisterhood, and boy bands to bring out the beast in any girl. Domee Shi, the writer and director of the unforgettable Pixar short Bao, is back again and it’s on. Shi has a way of imbuing metaphor and allusion into explorations of family dynamics, that are especially relatable for people of Chinese descent but also for the children of immigrants of every culture. She absolutely excels at bridging the need to connect to your heritage while still fitting into the place you live, and she achieves this… Read more »
It’s a Batman movie—we all know what that is by now, right?
Often, when we celebrate Black History Month we think about the Civil Rights leaders and activists of long ago. I remember being in elementary school and feeling like racism was a thing of the past because of the way it was taught. It would be great if we could just talk about social injustices as something that happened long ago but no longer. However, the fact that just this weekend I saw a “White Lives Matter” shirt at an event, means that people still aren’t understanding. All of February, we see quotes from Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X.… Read more »
Properties featured: Ms. Pat: Y’all Wanna Hear Something Crazy?, Disenchantment, Dollface, Inventing Anna, Love is Blind, The Sky is Everywhere, Bel-Air
What better way to kick off a weekend than with new music? Featuring new tracks from Machine Gun Kelly, As It Is, Girlfriends, and more.
This week: Raising Dion, Pam & Tommy, grown-ish, Murderville, Reacher, Sweet Magnolias, Book of Love
Geek Girl Riot is bringing you some certified trainwrecks for your delight and entertainment (and perhaps horror). We also shout out some of the BIPOC shows we’re loving.
Properties featured: Resident Alien, Astrid & Lilly Save the World, grown-ish, The Legend of Vox Machina, The Woman in the House Across the Street From the Girl in the Window, The Afterparty, Getting Curious With Jonathan Van Ness
The Inbox Jukebox brings you fresh new tunes and bands. This week features tracks from Lilyisthatyou, Aeris Roves, Charlotte Sands, Great Good Fine OK, and Drax Project.
Basically: Taking John Cena’s anti-hero character from The Suicide Squad and turning him into a human through a quirky lens. I wish I could say I was surprised that James Gunn decided to make a solo TV show for John Cena’s Peacemaker from The Suicide Squad but I’m not. Anyone who has watched WWE for a long period of time knows how good Cena is and how he’s different from The Rock in his character and performance. Cena can bring an earnest, honest, straight man-like sadness to a lot of his characters. He is, in a lot of ways, a… Read more »
