The day before St. Patrick’s day, I was afforded the opportunity to meet with established British novelist and director, Shamim Sarif. When speaking to Ms. Sarif, I was not only lucky enough to meet a kind, down-to-earth renowned member of … Continue reading An Interview with Shamim Sarif Director of You and Polarized
F is for Family is an animated raunchy comedy that takes place in the 1970’s in a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The show focuses on the Murphy family, firmly middle class, struggling through the hardships of mundane American life. Though … Continue reading Frank and Kevin’s Relationship in F is For Family A Complicated Father-Son Dynamic
Originally published in print November 2022. Image courtesy of Fate: The Winx Saga. Fate: The Winx Saga’s Aisha is introduced to viewers as a straight-laced nerd whose only purpose is to ‘solve’ the issues of her friends. She fills her … Continue reading Love in Fate: The Winx Saga Why Aisha and Grey belong together
It’s no secret that in television, rather than adding depth to young female characters, screenwriters typically use a platitudinous checklist of overworked tropes, bounded by traditional patriarchal gender roles. A teenage girl becomes reduced to the epitome of drama and … Continue reading Does Never Have I Ever Merit Praise for its Depiction of Teenage Girls? The Politics of Girlhood.