Flesh Without Blood By Astrid Budgor • March 22nd, 2019 Alita does not pass as human, either as actor or character, but the film remarkably doesn’t see “human” as the only option…Or, put another way: there is more to life than humanity.
Romeo(s): Where Art Thou? By Blake P • January 24th, 2019 The depiction of a trans character by a cis actor will always be the second-best option—the ideal situation being actually hiring a transgender actor instead.
Tangerine: Familiarity Breeds Understanding By Matt Sayer • February 23rd, 2016 Tangerine is a movie that doesn’t give two hoots for social norms.
Game Over; Play Again? By Riley MacLeod • November 19th, 2015 “So yeah, sometimes I wanted to get drunk and play videogames. You can’t work all the time, no matter how fulfilling that work is.”
ROM Review: Future Obligations By Megan Condis • October 26th, 2015 “In many ways, the game invites players to contemplate our obligations to other beings, be they robots, future punks, cat ladies or even houseplants.”