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This film employs the act of doing laundry, in its habitual, cyclical mundaneness, to reflect a deep longing for a cultural heritage under the strain of constant, quiet erasure. Invoking two voices, mother and daughter, Tagalog and English, I choose to render this immigrant experience through the insecurities surrounding language, and its intimate relation to generational relationships.

On my screen are uploaded images of teens pleading for cosmetic advice.

Has your TikTok, Instagram Reels, or dare I say YouTube Shorts feed been taken over by a beagle? Mine too! Do you, too, find yourself browsing the aisles of CVS in search of that beagle and his little yellow bird friend?

This is what watching the Before trilogy of movies feels like to me, and this is what it feels like to watch them with someone else. 

Out of all the creative minds I could have selected to illuminate the essence of love, I had to choose the metaphysical poet, John Donne, and contemporary singer, songwriter, producer, and performer, FKA twigs.

Let me preface this article of critique by saying that I really wanted to love the series.

She’s mysterious, gothic, and has a taste for human blood. Oh, and she’ll probably steal your girl, unless Netflix kills her first.

If there is one thing I love more than horror, it is judging other people's movie taste

"Poptimism" through the lens of 3 authentic pop queens—Charli XCX, Chappell Roan, and Sabrina Carpenter.

Goodbye Sapphic Summer. Hello Sapphic September!