Tag Archive: Patriarchy

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs and lessons in passivity

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Movie anthologies present a unique challenge in storytelling. It is generally expected in character driven narratives that a protagonist will face a series of challenges that forces them to learn and change and… Continue reading

Netflix’s The Punisher and Masculinity (VIDEO)

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  Transcript: Last night I finished Marvel’s The Punisher on Netflix. It impressed me. It was probably the best Marvel Netflix show since Jessica Jones. It is flawed, but in its own ways.… Continue reading

The Parable of Elle Woods

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A quick Googling of the definition of ‘parable’ tells me they are akin to stories that contain a moral truth, lesson or simple allegory. A quick Googling is all I am willing to… Continue reading

Frenzy: Hitchcock gone wild

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A serial killer is going about London killing women by strangling them with ties, an innocent man takes the blame and goes on the run. Sound like the usual Hitchcock proceedings? Well you’d… Continue reading