Can Comedy Connect on Netflix?
As Netflix’s latest play in the War on Broadcast Television, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Tina Fey’s long-awaited pet project, hit their servers two weeks ago. The show’s premise is delightfully bizarre—Kimmy Schmidt and her fellow “mole women” are released from their bunker after 15 years of imprisonment and into the harsh… [Read More]
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’s Optimism Is Exhausting
Netflix’s latest addition to its comedy programming, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, is about the smiliest woman-child who was abducted and subsequently set free in arguably the saddest city in America. It is also everyone’s favorite show at the moment. It’s quotable, witty, and the perfect antidote for those of us who… [Read More]
Potential ‘Zoolander 2’ Plot Lines
Zoolander 2 is officially happening. In the 15 years between the two films, a lot has happened in the world of fashion, especially on the men’s side of things with the rise of fast fashion and celebrity-backed, high end clothing lines. This year there will even be a standalone Men’s… [Read More]
Sequel Anxiety: It’s a Thing
As Pitch Perfect 2 inches closer to its debut, my anxiety becomes more and more palpable. The first one was good. I saw it for free at an advanced screening, and then I saw it three more times in theaters because I never grew out of that phase when you’re a… [Read More]
‘Fresh Off the Boat’ and ‘Black-ish’ Are More Classic Than You Think
One night my freshman year in college, I was deep into a late night cafeteria debate with two fellow peers – the kind I had once imaged university dinners would be filled with, only to realize they more often consisted of comparing hangovers and midterm notes. But that spring night,… [Read More]
Choosing the Next President Using ‘House of Cards’ Quotes
Last season, House of Cards taught us about the Vice Presidency, but the third season has endeavored to teach us what kind of person it takes to be the president. With the general election coming up next year, the rich white men of this country really have to start thinking… [Read More]
A Ginsburg Discusses Ginsburned
An open letter to Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the SNL writers, Last Saturday, SNL debuted a new catchphrase on Weekend Update: Ya Ginsburned! Kate McKinnon, as Ruth Bader Ginsburg, “ginsburned” everyone from Hobby Lobby to Madonna, as part of a sketch that recapped Justice Ginsburg’s recent dissent from the Supreme… [Read More]
Drunk Movie Review: ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’
I learned a lot in my first DMR – for example, don’t get wasted and see your movie at 8 PM on the Saturday of opening weekend, unless your end goal is bothering literally dozens of people who don’t deserve it. I took that learning and decided to take a day… [Read More]
Saying Goodbye to ‘Parks and Rec,’ TV’s Happiest Comedy
Tonight, probably the most feel-good comedy on TV will air its one hour finale. Parks and Recreation’s seventh and final season has gone by uncomfortably fast, with two new episodes a week and a minimal 13 overall that have quickly tied up most loose ends and set up the final… [Read More]
Searching for a Bad Boy? Don’t Look in This Year’s “Best Pictures”
When the Academy Award nominations were announced last month, people found plenty of things to be mad about. No Ava DuVernay listed between Wes Anderson and Alejandro González Iñárritu for Best Director. No African-American actors, or female directors and screenwriters, nominated for the first time since 1999. And – perhaps… [Read More]
