All The Fictional Sociopaths I’ve Loved

June 14, 2021.Reading time 27 minutes.

The sociopath boyfriend isn’t looking for a perfect little wife. He wants an accomplice.

Ryan From ‘Promising Young Woman’ Fucked Me Up

February 18, 2021.Reading time 8 minutes.

Watching Promising Young Woman felt like taking a fork in my fist and then jabbing it into my right temple. The film left me bleeding for days.

‘Happiest Season’ Breaks The Only Rom-Com Rule That Matters

November 27, 2020.Reading time 15 minutes.

If you’re making a romantic comedy, you need to write a relationship — and a love interest — worth rooting for.

I went to the Outlander premiere, where everyone laughed at domestic violence

April 5, 2015.Reading time 12 minutes.

I’m sitting in the beautiful Ziegfeld Theater in midtown Manhattan, watching a woman be beaten with a belt. The audience around me is laughing, clapping, and whistling. My plus one winces as he watches the scene through his fingers. I listen to the delighted howls echoing through the theater and wonder if I am missing […]