Author: Mia McCullough

FILM 

Elf on the Shelf

November 8, 2019November 8, 2019 Mia McCullough 0 Comments Emilia Clarke, Emma Thompson, Henry Golding, Last Christmas, Paul Feig

‘Last Christmas’: A Holiday Rom-Com Muddle With a George Michael Soundtrack

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FILM 

Harriet Tubman, Action Hero

November 2, 2019 Mia McCullough 0 Comments Cynthia Erivo, Harriet, Kasi Lemmons

A Straight-up American Badass Gets the Film She Deserves

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FILM 

Maleficent is so Fae

October 18, 2019 Mia McCullough 0 Comments Angelina Jolie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Elle Fanning, Jenn Murray, Maleficent, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sam Riley

Mistress of Sequels

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FILM 

Luce Expectations

September 6, 2019September 6, 2019 Mia McCullough 0 Comments Julius Onah, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Luce, Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer, Tim Roth

Julius Onah’s Drama Works the Gray Areas

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TELEVISION 

Jail Time

August 20, 2019August 20, 2019 Mia McCullough 0 Comments Jenji Kohan, Kate Mulgrew, Natasha Lyonne, Orange Is The New Black, Taylor Schilling

A Fitting Farewell Season for the Revolutionary, Unruly ‘Orange Is The New Black’

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TELEVISION 

‘The Change’ Can Do You Good

July 17, 2019July 23, 2019 Mia McCullough 2 Comments All In The Family, Better Things, Dead To Me, FX's Better Things, Linda Cardellini, menopause plot line, Pamela Adlon, Taboo tv topic, That 70s Show, The Curse, The Golden Girls

Why Does TV Keep Misrepresenting Menopause?

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CREATORS TELEVISION 

I Want My OTV

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 Mia McCullough 0 Comments FOBia, For Better, Open Television, OTV, Shannon Noll, The Femme Queen Chronicles, The Haven

Chicago Non-Profit Tells the Stories that Mainstream TV Doesn’t

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CLASSICS FILM 

I’d Rather Kiss a Wookiee

February 26, 2019February 26, 2019 Mia McCullough 1 Comment #metoo, C3PO, Carrie Fisher, Chewbacca, George Lucas, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Return Of The Jedi, Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back

Han and Leia’s Love Story Through a MeToo Lens

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TELEVISION 

The Absurd Office Culture of ‘Corporate’

January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 Mia McCullough 0 Comments Aparna Nancherla, Comedy Central, Corporate, Hampton DeVille, Jake Weisman, Lance Reddick, Matt Ingebretson, Pat Bishop

Season 2 is Just as Hilariously Weird as the First

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Actors CREATORS FILM TELEVISION 

Mrs. Maisel Isn’t a Shiksa

January 14, 2019January 14, 2019 Mia McCullough 1 Comment Ashkenazi, Felicity Jones, Jewish, Jews, Lee Israel, Melissa McCarthy, Mrs. Maisel, Rachel Brosnahan, Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Why Do Non-Jewish Actresses Get All The Best Jewish Roles?

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Actors CREATORS FILM 

Funny People Going Sad

November 27, 2018November 27, 2018 Mia McCullough 1 Comment Better Call Saul, Bob Odenkirk, Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, Ozark, Robin Williams, Steve Carell, Tom Hanks

We Lose When Comic Actors Chase Awards

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TELEVISION 

Triggered By ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’

November 7, 2018 Mia McCullough 0 Comments Borderline Personality Disorder, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Rachel Bloom, Rebecca Bunch

Cutting That Toxic TV Character Out Of Your Life

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CREATORS Education FILM TELEVISION Writers 

William Shakespeare: Tool Of The Patriarchy

October 22, 2018 Mia McCullough 3 Comments Anthony Hopkins, education, Emma Thompson, King Lear, patriarchy, William Shakespeare

How About Studying Other Playwrights For A Change?

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