Noah Berlatsky

Their sexuality traps and destroys male innocence, as they grad hold, by the penis- the better to lead him to castration. Make no mistake that castration is greeted with fear, terror, and disgust—but also with glee. Women as super villains allow their characters to be super powerful; a force for evil is at least a force. In a media landscape where women are often rendered secondary, invisible, and passive, the femme fatale, in her icy violence, seizes female agency along with the phallus that she so efficiently cuts off.

In the U.S., anti-Semitism is universally condemned. This means that, effectively, anti-Semitism doesn't exist.

Country music is an overwhelmingly heterosexual endeavor. The LGBTQ community certainly listen to, and perform, country, but in terms of lyrical content and themes, country has been focused on male-female romantic love.

If my wife and son had thought bubbles above their heads, like in the comics, you would be able to read them saying, "dog dog dog dog dog dog dog."

Under the guise of philanthropy, 8 Minutes essentially blackmails some of the most marginalized and powerless people in society.

The surface text of the film is that you can't trust some guys. The (barely) subtext is that you can't trust any guys.

With the death of Leonard Nimoy, it's a good moment to pay tribute to (and question) his most famous character.

Lower your standards, live in moderate amounts of filth, and go to bed early. The cat will thank you.

For once, central character Andrew's flaws are tied up in the fact that he is—wait for it—fundamentally decent.

According to an Academy Awards voter, the right sort of people, with the right sort of education and connections, can't be racist.