Disclaimer: Women Are Easily Painted as Villains and Jezebels
In the spirit of Strange Darling turning expectation on its ear, Alfonso Cuarón’s Disclaimer slaps viewers in the face in a similar manner vis-à-vis exposing [Read More…]
When It Comes to Fellow Women in the Film Industry, Sydney Sweeney Echoes What Megan Thee Stallion Says About Rap
As Sydney Sweeney continues to make a name for herself as part of the next wave of A-list actors in Hollywood (however unglamorous and “un-A-list” [Read More…]
Rachel and Amanda Have Effectively Said “You Can’t Sit With Us” to Lindsay and Lacey More Than the Other Way Around
As Lindsay Lohan and Lacey Chabert celebrate the release of their two subpar Netflix movies by orbiting the promotion circuit together, some might be wondering [Read More…]
Snowblown: Lacey Chabert Lives Out a Fantasy More Suited for a Bodice-Ripping Romance Novel Than a Would-Be Hallmark Movie in Hot Frosty
Perhaps now more than ever, it’s a woman’s belief that the only way to gain access to a truly desirable (read: non-assholish) man is via [Read More…]
Sadly, There’s Nothing Heretical About Heretic
For a movie with a title as “provocative” as Heretic, one might be expecting the ultimate message of the story to be, well, heretical. In [Read More…]
Megan Thee Stallion: In Her Words Reconfirms That There Is No System in Place to Safeguard Women in the Music Industry
More and more, the conversation about protection—especially for women—for those coming up in the music industry keeps being brought to the fore. Earlier this year, [Read More…]
Mondo Appropriato #9: The Christina Aguilera/Sabrina Carpenter Alliance
In a series called Mondo Appropriato, Culled Culture examines how “on the nose” something is in the pop cultural and/or political landscape. While some might [Read More…]
Mescal/Pascal: Gladiator II, Or: The Return of the Gladiator Sausage Party Arrives at Yet Another Timely Moment in U.S. Political History
When Gladiator arrived in theaters in May of 2000, there was about to be a changing of the guard in U.S. politics. That is to [Read More…]
“Eusexua” Redux: FKA Twigs Takes Us Back to the Office With “Drums of Death” Video
Although FKA Twigs already showed us the inherently trippy, dystopian nature of office life in the video for “Eusexua,” she’s opted to revisit the same [Read More…]
Arca Helps Addison Rae Further “Sex Up” “Aquamarine” with the “Arcamarine” Remix
As Addison Rae’s ascent into the upper echelons of “it girl” status in music continues (thanks in part to Charli XCX, with Rae now also [Read More…]