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A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad’s an Alcoholic
A moving autobiographical manga about her father’s alcoholism that inspired a critically acclaimed live-action film. Mariko Kikuchi tells the painful story of her father’s alcoholism and her own journey through guilt to understanding her father’s illness. She rejects the common belief that family members can and should be forgiven for anything they do, no matter…
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The Purge: Election Year
I find it funny that this movie came out in 2016, when Trump won the office for his first term. Like the other Purge film I talked about, the symbolism is in-your-face, criticizing the current government and begging people to trust the system and using their vote to change things rather than taking direct action.…
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The Purge: Anarchy
As I watched it, I was laughing to myself. No wonder it is so popular a series. For people like me, it’s a criticism of the government putting systems in place that fuck over the lower class in order to build a world where those on top stay on top, enjoying the fruits of the…
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Ultrasound
Ever read a book that liked to fuck with the reader as much as the characters? And also, do you like squinting when you read? Then this is it.
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I Was A Teenage Slasher
Wherein a deadly peanut allergy becomes deadly for everyone else.
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Daddy’s Head
What if your dad was a skittering thing that made you yell at people? And also, your stepmom spent half the movie in a T-shirt and her underwear, and the other half in a house kimono, drunk on the floor? What if they show you a perfectly good dog and decide to kill her?