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Talking Heads: What TV show did you binge over the break?

Written on January 10, 2020. Posted in Opinions.

“Fleabag. It’s a really well-done dark comedy that deals with a lot of social issues.” Desmond Barton, ArtSci ’22 “I re-watched The Office because it’s my favourite TV show of all time.” Jacob Martinelli, ArtSci ’21 “The End of the F***ing World.” Jenny Zhu, Comm...

Three unconventional Indian films to watch this winter break

Written on November 29, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

The winter break is within sight, and with it comes ample time to catch up on streaming TV shows and movies. This year, mix up your watch list by adding some Indian films to the roster. Recently, Indian producers have released some great films that turn convention on its head. While I’m not immune...

The Knight Before Christmas is a merry mess

Written on November 29, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

After watching Vanessa Hudgens play look-a-likes in a fictional European country last holiday season in The Princess Switch, my expectations were high for this year’s fiasco of a Christmas film. The Knight Before Christmas didn’t disappoint. Hudgens’ newest production sticks to a typical holiday...

Atypical season three is formulaic but fun

Written on November 22, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

Atypical is an underappreciated gem from Netflix’s roster of original content. The show quietly dropped its third season on Nov. 1, and if you’ve seen the first two seasons, you’ll know exactly what you’re in for—but that’s not a bad thing. Like other coming-of-age dramas, this show follows a teenager’s...

Don’t cancel your Netflix subscription for Disney+ just yet

Written on November 22, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

While you were busy trying to find a movie to watch on Netflix, the major studios and tech companies were busy putting cable on the Internet. Once upon a time, Netflix was one of the only streaming sites around and it didn’t have any competition when it came to licensing content for its service. But...

BoJack Horseman nears the end, and things are looking up

Written on November 15, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

No, BoJack Horseman is not Family Guy with a horse. The subversive Netflix series premiered the first half of its final season on Oct. 25 with the latter half arriving Jan. 31. BoJack Horseman looks like yet another raunchy animated comedy, but after five and a half seasons, it should be abundantly...

The perfect simplicity of Living with Yourself

Written on November 8, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

We see a new side to Paul Rudd in the new Netflix series Living with Yourself. Sure, the opening scene shows Rudd wearing nothing but a diaper, but that’s not what I’m getting at. Living with Yourself proves a fun and fresh watch while revealing truths about the human condition and our constant...

Season four of Riverdale is starting off exactly as you’d expect

Written on November 1, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

Riverdale kicked off its fourth season on Oct. 9 with a new but classically confusing plot, the same hyper-sexualized teenage characters, and all of its general ridiculousness. After its cohesive (while still somewhat silly) first season, Riverdale quickly fell down the rabbit hole by intertwining...

Netflix should be held accountable for ingenuine commitments to diverse TV

Written on October 18, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

With evidence showing diversity attracts bigger audiences and greater profit, it’s unsurprising TV has recently been overwhelmed with voices that have traditionally been silenced. It’s also no surprise that, in recent months, Netflix—the streaming giant and production company—has advertised itself...

Queen’s Eats: Five mouth-watering must-sees for any student chef

Written on October 8, 2019. Posted in Columns.

As a busy student, meals are usually quick to prepare—and to scarf down. As many intricate Bon Appétit recipes as I’ve bookmarked in my browser, I usually opt for a salad or can of soup between classes. When you’re running around campus, it can be easy to forget that food can be beautiful and exciting. These...

The one where we reminisce about Friends

Written on October 4, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

Whether you’ve watched every episode of Friends multiple times or just know when to clap during the theme song, there’s no question as to the show’s ongoing cultural importance. Thanks to Netflix streaming all ten seasons, the comedy has become a cross-generational hit that’s touched the lives of...

Interracial relationships in the media fail to celebrate women of colour

Written on September 27, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

Across North American TV and film, a prevailing theme proves everyone has the right to love who they want, regardless of race. But when you take a closer look at these instances as they apply to interracial relationships, a troubling pattern emerges. In many of these movies and TV shows, it’s seen...

Unbelievable shows what empathetic sexual violence response looks like

Written on September 24, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

This article discusses sexual assault and may be triggering for some readers. The Journal uses “survivor” to refer to those who have experienced sexual assault. We acknowledge this term is not universal. While Netflix offers a vast selection of crime dramas to binge watch, Unbelievable is unlike any...

Why Netflix's Tall Girl didn't need to be made

Written on September 20, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

Netflix’s latest teen rom-com Tall Girl attempts to chronicle the process of overcoming an insecurity—but doesn’t quite make it work. Its protagonist, Jodi, is a female high school student over six feet tall, who’s treated like an outcast because of her height. While the film might be relatable for...

Why 13 Reasons Why should have ended after its first season

Written on September 9, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

The Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why is one of the most controversial, boundary-pushing television shows on the platform—and perhaps in modern television. But despite its strong first season and talented cast, the series has since proven it should never have continued past its initial 13 episodes. Since...

Screenwriter Zack Stentz on Netflix’s Rim of the World

Written on June 3, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

Netflix’s newest original film puts a fresh spin on a classic genre. Rim of the World, written by Zack Stentz, hit computer screens on May 24, delivering all the right nostalgic 80s sci-fi feels. Stentz, known for his work on The Flash, X-Men, Thor, and even Agent Cody Banks, made his Netflix...

The Last Summer fails to accurately portray the teenage experience

Written on June 3, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

Early in May, Netflix gave us The Last Summer, the platform’s newest star-studded teen rom-com. In the wake of last year’s successful Netflix originals, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before and The Kissing Booth, this film had the chance to be the next iconic film for hopeless romantics. Instead, it...

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile falls short of the truth

Written on June 3, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

This article broadly discusses themes of sexual assault and violence. Netflix’s newest thriller, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, will keep you on the edge of your seat. The film explores the crimes of Ted Bundy, the notorious serial killer and necrophile. Although the film captures...

Lamenting One Day at a Time’s cancellation

Written on March 22, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

This past week saw 2019’s most devastating TV casualty to date: Netflix’s One Day at a Time. Despite its three seasons receiving critical acclaim and garnering a cult following, Netflix announced on Thursday they wouldn’t be renewing the show for a fourth season due to low viewership. One Day at a...

When Kingston becomes a movie set

Written on March 8, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

Queen’s students who spend years exploring Kingston often think they know the city well enough to navigate it blindfolded. Unknowingly, these same students are also likely to have watched a movie, TV show, or music video that’s used Kingston as its chameleonic backdrop. The Kingston to which many...

'Period. End of Sentence' sheds light on menstrual stigmas

Written on March 5, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

Oscar-winning documentary Period. End of Sentence, now streaming on Netflix, opens on a series of interviews with girls and women from a village in rural India’s Hapur District. The younger women giggle and avert their eyes when asked about their periods. “I know what it is, but I feel embarrassed...

Dissecting the appeal of serial killer stories

Written on March 5, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

If you are one of @queensuconfesses’ 12,000 Instagram followers, you probably saw a recent post submitted by a second-year Queen’s Engineering student: “I’d rather wet the bed than go down the hall to use the washroom after watching the Ted Bundy documentaries late at night […] big mistake.” While...

Russian Doll’s Rebecca Henderson on her biggest Netflix role

Written on February 28, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

Thanks to her portrayal of an authentic lesbian character, Rebecca Henderson’s latest TV role has catapulted her onto the screens—and into the hearts—of viewers everywhere. Netflix’s newest hit show, Russian Doll, follows Nadia Vulvokov (Natasha Lyonne), a woman who dies at her 36th birthday party...

DeAnne Smith talks her ‘sneakiest’ stand-up

Written on February 14, 2019. Posted in Arts.

DeAnne Smith started out just like every other comedian—realizing she wasn’t funny. “You think you’re funny and then sign up for an open mic and find out you’re not funny,” she said in an interview with The Journal. “I went and I felt all the ways that people do when it’s their first open-mic night—the...

Netflix’s 'Tidying Up with Marie Kondo' makes organization spiritual

Written on February 14, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

“My mission is to spark joy in the world through cleaning.” These are among the first words guru, author, and internet sensation Marie Kondo says on her new Netflix series, Tidying Up, released Jan. 1, 2019. Kondo has taken the organizational and minimalist décor world by storm since the release...

'Big Mouth'’s Valentine’s Day special thrives in messiness

Written on February 12, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

The first two seasons of Big Mouth operated on the understanding that puberty is the most shameful period of our lives, which means we can and should laugh about it. The Netflix show’s Valentine’s Day special looks into what happens when its child-aged characters try to bundle up their...

Netflix’s 'You' promotes a dangerously appealing protagonist

Written on February 1, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

Netflix’s latest thriller-drama, You, is smart, bizarrely compelling, and wildly popular. But the show’s excellence doesn’t excuse how it romanticizes stalking women, whether intended or not. You excels in subverting traditional rom-com expectations while exposing the pitfalls of dating in the...

Netflix’s Sex Education earns its title

Written on January 25, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

Sex scenes in movies and TV have long mystified and fascinated audiences. Sometimes, it’s hard to believe intimate scenes are professional transactions between actors and, typically, not that sexy to make. It gets even more complicated when actors date their onscreen lovers in real life—like The Notebook’s...

Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened' goes up in flames

Written on January 22, 2019. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

A massive marketing campaign of models and influencers extolled the inaugural Fyre Festival’s glamour, promising a weekend of high caliber musicians, gourmet meals, and luxury accommodations. In reality, attendees were housed in rain-soaked hurricane shelters and fed cheese sandwiches in Styrofoam...

Netflix's Dogs is a refreshing depiction of the human-pet relationship

Written on November 23, 2018. Posted in Lifestyle, Pop Culture.

If long nights of bingeing true crime shows left you questioning your faith in humanity, you need Netflix’s docuseries, Dogs. With each episode having a different theme, the series—released in full last Friday—follows dogs and their owners in a unique way. Focusing on one dog and its human counterparts...

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