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Eileen And The New Noir
The film shows how the femme fatale is far too kind to patriarchy.
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Noah Berlatsky
November 2023
Demanding Liberal Women Marry Trump Supporters Isn't Just Sexist
It's also racist and homophobic. That's patriarchy!
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Noah Berlatsky
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Anatomy of a Fall Refuses to Give Viewers a Femme Fatale
It’s the anti-Gone Girl.
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Right Now, The Ceasefire Is More Important Than Whether You’re Going to Vote for Biden
Gaza is not primarily about the 2024 US election.
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Noah Berlatsky
21
You Hurt My Feelings Tries to Show Failure
It doesn’t quite succeed.
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Noah Berlatsky
4
This Week's Writing 11/25/23
Movie reviews for the holiday week.
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Noah Berlatsky
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Across the Spider-Verse Flees Its Own Message About Prejudice
The film is an extended, confusing effort not to confront its own canon.
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Noah Berlatsky
2
Saltburn Doesn't Hate the Rich
It hates the social climbers.
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4
Some Reading for the Holiday Week
I'll be back a week from today or thereabouts.
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Noah Berlatsky
Boudica And Rooting for the Colonized
As long as the colonized are the right kind of people.
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This Week's Writing 11/18/23—40% off sale ending!
$30/year; help feed the kitties!
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4
What Teen Raunch Comedies Won't Say
Not even Bottoms.
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