We Discuss ThingsWe Watch Things Is This Problematic? - Mean Girls January 14, 2019 Sometime in the late 90s or early aughts, our lord and savior Tina Fey got her hands on a self-help book for parents…
We Watch Things Is This Problematic? - Halloween & Halloween (2018) October 31, 2018 In 1978, an independent horror film sent shockwaves across America, redefined a genre and established a young Jamie Lee Curtis as a scream…
We Think ThingsWe Watch Things Is This Problematic? - Pride & Prejudice (2005) October 2, 2018 When the 2005 film adaptation of Pride & Prejudice was released, it not only unseated Colin Firth as the Mr. Darcy du jour…
We Watch Things Is This Problematic? - American Psycho August 28, 2018 American Psycho was released at the turn of the century, but this satire based on the Bret Easton Ellis novel of the same name…
We Discuss ThingsWe Watch Things Required Viewing: Eighth Grade August 27, 2018 Well friends, it’s time for another installment, of “Thank goodness A24 made that movie because no one else would.” After watching and loving Eighth…
We Think ThingsWe Watch Things Is This Problematic? - Clueless July 24, 2018 It’s the film that launched a thousand “as if!”s, transformed Alicia Silverstone from Aerosmith video girl to bonafide movie star, and made us…
We Watch Things Is This Problematic? – 10 Things I Hate About You July 6, 2018 In 1999 Hollywood achieved peak teen film. It was known as 10 Things I Hate About You. It featured young Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles and…
We Watch Things Is This Problematic? — Phantom Thread June 26, 2018 Phantom Thread was well received, well reviewed, and well nominated in 2017. In fact, it’s possibly the last time revered actor Daniel Day-Lewis…
We Think ThingsWe Watch Things Is This Problematic? - The Grease-Off June 1, 2018 They were a smash hit and a box office flop, respectively. And the first single-handedly reignited America’s love affair with the movie musical.…
We Watch Things Is This Problematic? - Thelma & Louise 1 Comment May 11, 2018 Hello and welcome to Is This Problematic? the ongoing thought experiment where we (Brooke and Shannon) revisit the films of the past and near-past with…