Tag: Issa Rae
In Barbie, As In Life, Patriarchy Is the Insidious Force Turning Women’s Lives Upside Down
It’s among the few mononyms that invoke an immediate visceral reaction—whether reverent or contemptuous—within people. God. Madonna. Barbie. And, like the aforementioned Italian-American pop star, [Read More…]
The “New Yorker Out of Town” Story Post-Objective Reality: Vengeance
Few would deny the armor of narcissism worn by those who live in New York. An ilk that, for whatever reason, imagines themselves to be [Read More…]
Insecure Becomes Its Most Sex and the City Yet
Although it would be deemed sacrilege by most women (Black or otherwise) to reduce Insecure to being “another Sex and the City” (when, in fact, [Read More…]
Insecure Season 4: Toxic Friends 4ever
Sometimes, the same benefit of someone knowing you for so long is the same disadvantage that comes with an enduring friendship. For Issa (Issa Rae) [Read More…]
The Lovebirds Is A Rom-Comified Criticism of Rightful POC Paranoia About Police Discrimination
For a “lighthearted” comedy about a couple forced to rethink their breakup when they find themselves in the midst of a cultish crime, Michael Showalter’s [Read More…]
The Photograph: One Long Buildup to a Tag About Drake versus Kendrick Lamar
Barely eking by before the point when movie theaters would be dealt a death blow from COVID-19, The Photograph’s release on Valentine’s Day seemed to [Read More…]
Every Woman in Hollywood Clears Her Schedule to Be in Drake’s “Nice for What” Video
It’s been said Drake can make even the most firmly placed of panty lines drop (even for that brief moment, Rihanna’s–though she seems the type [Read More…]
