The Root of All Ope

Teeth in My Sweet Tea (Part 1/3)

Sun, 15 Aug 2021 16:43:38 GMT

LINKS:

https://ko-fi.com/jediinwonderland, https://www.instagram.com/jediinwonderland/, https://www.facebook.com/jediinwonderland

Check out Jedi In Wonderland's artwork and enjoy as I read one of faer poems!

Today, I'm going to start my discussion on the HBO miniseries Sharp Objects (2018). There is so much to unpack here that this is Part 1 of 3! We have missing girls, southern gothic belles, missing teeth, and of course, sweet tea all around. Dive in with me, won't you?

Snyder's Dreams Are Made of These

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 13:14:18 GMT

[This episode was originally recorded in April 2021.] SPOILER WARNING if you have never seen Sucker Punch (2011), which you should by the way! Today I'm going to dissect a film that's all about oppression, trauma and coping with trauma, and the will to survive. Let's get into it!!

Shantay, I'm a Cheerleader

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 17:40:25 GMT

Today I talk about the gay cult classic But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)! You guys, this movie is Clueless but with lesbians and Natasha Lyonne so it's basically perfect. Let's also unpack the ol' Bury Your Gays trope and what we really love and need to see in LGBT cinema! I also read the short story "The Last Night of the World" by Ray Bradbury.

Leave your questions in the comments section for me to answer in the next episode!

SOURCES:

Variety Interview

Reel Interview

Autostraddle

TV Tropes - Bury Your Gays

FOR MORE:

Buzzfeed - "Cult Classic “But I’m A Cheerleader” Championed Femme Lesbianism"

"But I’m a Cheerleader Turns Twenty: Natasha Lyonne and Clea DuVall Reminisce on Their Cult Classic"

Teeth in My Sweet Tea (Part 2/3)

Sat, 09 Oct 2021 23:27:04 GMT

LINKS:

Charcoal + Red Lipstick | Carrie Maya's Website | "A Spiritual Adventure"

Check out the links above to Carrie Maya's website and podcast! I am also reading one of her poems from Charcoal + Red Lipstick today, titled “The Tea Cup Poem."

We're also delving into Part 2 of 3 of my review of the HBO miniseries, Sharp Objects. Today we're delving into Episodes 3-5 and we're breaking down everything from animal cruelty in the farm industry, cycles of abuse in family generations, and Southern BBQ's.