Cathy Leaves
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Cathy Leaves' Cellar Door Blog
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Reviews of current television shows, Orphan Black, The Good Wife, Orange is the New Black, and complete reviews of Bomb Girls, Skins, Popular, Caprica, My So-Called Life, Dollhouse. Pop Culture and Politics.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 774 )
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The Handmaid’s Tale – Hi. It’s Me.
The Handmaid’s Tale: 3x02 Mary and Martha.GileadOne of the reasons why Gilead has been successful in its subjugation of women is because it has divided them int... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
The Handmaid’s Tale - This is the Valley of Death, and There’s a Fuckton of...
The Handmaid’s Tale: 3x01 Night.Gilead June, whose path out of Gilead was secured, who had a way to leave, who could have taken her one daughter and made her wa... Read more
Posted on 15 June 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
"Hong Kong’s Struggles Against This Bill Have Been a Rema...
"Hong Kong’s struggles against this bill have been a remarkable lesson in the resilience required to face creeping authoritarianism. Read more
Posted on 15 June 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Chernobyl
“When the truth offends, we lie and lie until we can no longer remember it is even there. But it is still there... Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the... Read more
Posted on 12 June 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Mr. Mercedes
I know you're in there because hate hangs on, and hate is all you had. It could bring you back someday. But sure as taxes and Christmas, though, I'll be waiting... Read more
Posted on 09 June 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Reading List: May.
Fiction:Elizabeth Sims: Holy Hell.Elizabeth Hand: Generation Loss.Laurie R. King: A Grave Talent.Laurie R. King: To Play the Fool.Laurie R. King: With... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Reading List: April.
Non-Fiction:Matthew Walker: Why We Sleep.Stephanie Coontz: The Way We Never Were.Jane Mayer: Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Reading List: March
Non-Fiction: Alice Bolin: Dead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession.Chloe Caldwell: Women.T Kira Madden: Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless... Read more
Posted on 31 March 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Das Boot
There are many obvious horrors in this new adaptation of Das Boot, which departs very far from the original 1981 film Das Boot. Read more
Posted on 26 March 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Das Lied Zum Sonntag
Stella Donnelly - Tricks (on Beware of the Dogs)You only like me when I do my tricks for youAnd you wear me out like you wear that southern cross tattooI'd... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Leave No Trace
There is a sense in Granik's Winter's Bone, based on the novel by Daniel Woodrell, that Jennifer Lawrence's Ree exists in isolation of institutions that should... Read more
Posted on 03 March 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Reading List: February.
Non-Fiction: Myriam Gurba: Mean.Fiction: Myriam Gurba: Dahlia Season.Alex White: A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe.Alex White: A Bad Deal for the Whole... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Transit
begins with two men in what turns out to be a French bistro, quietly discussing an escalating political situation that is threatening them. Read more
Posted on 20 February 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Russian Doll
I think there are many different ways in which people can watch this show and interpret it, which speaks to Natasha Lyonne's ability to create something that... Read more
Posted on 15 February 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Runaways, Season Two
Recently, after giving the show a break after a misconceived season focusing on a character that I thought insufferable, I started watching Supergirl again. Read more
Posted on 03 February 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Reading List: January
Non-Fiction: Rebecca Solnit: Call Them by Their True Names. American Crises (And Essays).Fiction: Seth Dickinson: The Traitor Baru Cormorant. Seth Dickinson: Th... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
The Favourite
As much as Yorgos Lanthimos Dogtooth and The Favourite are different - set in different time periods, The Favourite glittering with the beautifully detailed... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Reading Notes: The Monster Baru Cormorant
SPOILERS, obviously. I started writing this when I had finished the book once already, so spoilers for the whole thing. This is my second run-through, and I'd... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2019 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Reading List: December
Non-Fiction: Heather Havrilesky: What If This Were Enough?Alain de Botton: Status Anxiety.Fiction: Olivia Laing: Crudo.Courtney Summers: Sadie.Sarah... Read more
Posted on 31 December 2018 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO -
Shows of the Year
Best new show: Sharp ObjectsI found it completely impossible to turn away as the horror of Gillian Flynn's story (which gets fleshed out considerably in the... Read more
Posted on 31 December 2018 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TV & VIDEO