About an hour into Miss Stevens, two characters touch each other. This might not be a notable occurrence in other films, but in this film, this is the first time that one person touches another, in any way. The people in this film sit in cars or theaters together, have sex with one another, have […]
Despite Margaret Atwood’s Byline, Angel Catbird Falls Oddly Flat
Margaret Atwood is old. She is the first to admit this, even in the introduction of her first graphic novel, Angel Catbird, where she discusses growing up during World War II and beyond, being a child during the Silver Age of comics. To say that her age and her childhood experiences of comic books color […]
Being a Housewife Assassin Seems Boring in Lady Killer 2 #1
Lady Killer is a series built on one of my favorite concepts: women with immaculate makeup and giant heels murdering people (mostly men). Unfortunately, it is also a series falls back on using lazy assassin tropes. Josie, our heroine, becomes an apparent liability to her organization, due to her life as a housewife and mother, […]
Rozi Hathaway’s Njálla is Beautiful but Lacks a Strong Narrative
Rozi Hathaway’s Njálla is a refreshing look at Scandinavian lore, considering our most recent widespread children’s text about the area is Frozen. While Frozen features a sea of white people, Hathaway writes about a legend of Northern Europe that focuses on the lifestyle of the Sámi people as they lived hundreds of years ago. The […]