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True Detective, Season 2 Premiere - “The Western Book of the Dead” Review
I love noir. Whether it’s the pulpy trash of Blonde Ice or high minded explorations of humanity’s dark underbelly like Ace in the Hole. Season 1 of True Detective melded high and lowbrow noir quickly...
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Femmes in Noir: The Bookseller (Dorothy Malone) in “The Big Sleep”(1946)
Dorothy Malone’s Bookseller in The Big Sleep (1946) is such a minor character she doesn’t have a name. In the screenplay she’s dubbed Bookstore Proprietress but for brevity I’m calling her The...
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"Ultimately, Letter from an Unknown isn’t a love story, it is a beautifully...
“Ultimately, Letter from an Unknown isn’t a love story, it is a beautifully rendered portrait of obsession.” - My new essay up at The Film Experience about the amazing 1948 Max Ophuls film, Letter from...
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Humans S1, Ep 3 Recap for Vulture (Hiatus Is Over)
“Emotional whiplash” is the only way to describe this year for me. I am going on my third week being in Louisiana because of my grandma’s illness. My personal life is in shambles. I have had little...
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My Thoughts on the “Suicide Squad” Trailer Via The Film Experience
I have already been pretty revved up for how the DC Comics Cinematic Universe has been shaping up (minus the casting of Ben Affleck as Batman but I am much more open to that now). Today the trailer for...
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ibelieveitwasmygreatgrandparent: “Don’t ask a dying man to lie...
ibelieveitwasmygreatgrandparent:“Don’t ask a dying man to lie his soul into hell.“The Killers, 1946Directed by Robert SiodmakCinematography by Elwood Bredell
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The Feminine Grotesque: Notes on Watching Films Centering on Mental Illness...
My mentor tells me I’m stronger than I realize and often points to the things I have survived. But I don’t feel strong. Right now I want to kill myself. For the most part wanting to commit suicide is a...
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On True Detective Season 2 & Why Modern Noir Has Atrophied - New Feature on...
For sometime now I have noticed a troubling trend I have only been able to put into words recently: Modern noir has atrophied. Noir is one of the foremost influences on me as a writer and critic. My...
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all-about-bette: all-about-bette: One evening during the tour,...
all-about-bette:all-about-bette:One evening during the tour, I was amazed to arrive in Bette’s hotel room and find one of the two single beds completely covered in letters. They were all from fans and...
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Learning to Be Your Own Savior
When I was just a little girl I realized my mother would never be the mom I needed her to be. I was only able to put into words when I was sixteen in the mental hospital for the second time around the...
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The Feminine Grotesque: A Unified Theory on Female Madness in Cinema and...
[Joan Crawford photographed by Eve Arnold]I have a madness in me as real as my own heartbeat. It has three names: anxiety, bipolar disorder, and anger. It’s the last one even my closest friends have...
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viperslut: Nearly 3am working on a new THE FEMININE GROTESQUE...
viperslut:Nearly 3am working on a new THE FEMININE GROTESQUE essay about Whatever Happened to Baby Jane… #writing #ilovebettedavis #ilovejoancrawford 🔥🔥🔥If you ever wanted a peak into my writing progress…
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viperslut: Still up writing on 2 other THE FEMININE GROTESQUE...
viperslut:Still up writing on 2 other THE FEMININE GROTESQUE pieces. One about GASLIGHT. The other about my estranged brother. #writingI write all notes/early drafts by hand. I have a very particular...
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The Feminine Grotesque #1: In Search of Care - Notes on My Estranged Brother...
The Feminine Grotesque is an on-going essay series centering on the cinematic sub-genre of the same name, an exploration of madwomen in film, and personal essays dealing with how I grapple with my...
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Changes The Good Wife Needs To Make: New Feature via Vulture
I have a new feature published today on Vulture about changes The Good Wife needs to make in season 7. The Good Wife stumbled in dramatic ways in season 6. People acted out of character, it was heavy...
View ArticleVery excited to read your new piece for Vulture on The Good Wife. Loved your...
Thanks so much! I appreciate the kind words. I have a lot of new work coming out this month longform essays, TV recaps, and profiles published elsewhere and here at Madwomen & Muses, hope you enjoy...
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I’m Now Writing Recaps for The Affair and The Flash on Vulture
I’m now recapping The Affairand The Flashfor Vulture. My first recaps for their season premieres have recently dropped.The Affairis a show that looks more prestigious than it really is. But I actually...
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I Need Help
If you’ve known me for any length of time you know I am terrible with asking for help. Even when people reach out to me I rarely accept it. I have always felt it showed some sort of weakness in me. I...
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‘Giving the Femme Fatale Her Humanity’ On the Legacy of Gloria Grahame - New...
Gloria Grahame has occupied a special place in my heart for years now. She’s a contradictory figure who potently mixes the central, thematic mores of noir to the best ability: sex and death. In life,...
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Need Help! I’m Going to Be Evicted in 24 Hours, Please Donate or Share (From...
viperslut:As many of you may know I moved from Chicago this summer after a suicide attempt and being sexually assaulted. I’m bipolar with anxiety and have been working extremely hard this year in...
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