Xoxoxoe

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I am an artist, blogger, and culture critic. I write about movies, books, television, pop culture—old and new—with a feminine/feminist perspective. sometimes I post pictures of the kid, too.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 566 )
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Favorite Movie #118 - Holiday Edition: Christmas in Connecticut
Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #118 - Christmas in Connecticut (1945) - Barbara Stanwyck makes this cornball romance about a single food... Read more
Posted on 23 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Favorite Movie #117 - Holiday Edition: Peter’s Friends
Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #117 - Peter’s Friends (1992) - This film, about the getting together around the New Year's holiday by a bunch o... Read more
Posted on 22 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Favorite Movie #116 - Holiday Edition: Meet Me in St. Louis
Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #116 - Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) - The film covers a year in the lives of the Smith family, in... Read more
Posted on 21 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Favorite Movie #115 - Holiday Edition: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #115 - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1964) - Stop motion is my favorite animation. I love the puppets and thei... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Favorite Movie #114 - Holiday Edition: While You Were Sleeping
Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #114 - While You Were Sleeping (1995) - Sandra Bullock is at her adorable best as Lucy, a Chicago token seller... Read more
Posted on 19 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Favorite Movie #113 - Holiday Edition: March of the Wooden Soldiers/babes in...
Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #113 - March of the Wooden Soldiers/Babes in Toyland (1934) - Laurel and Hardy play Stannie Dum and Ollie Dee... Read more
Posted on 18 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Favorite Movie #112 - Holiday Edition: Last Holiday
Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #112 - Last Holiday (2006) - Queen Latifah has such charm that she can make any movie work, von this improbable... Read more
Posted on 17 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Favorite Movie #111 - Holiday Edition: Love Actually
Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #111 - Love Actually (2003) - This movie is more than a bit of a mess. A strung-together bunch of inter-connecte... Read more
Posted on 16 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Favorite Movie #110 - Holiday Edition: Miracle on 34th Street
Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #110 - Miracle on 34th Street (1947) - Maureen O'Hara os a divorced single career mom (a pretty unusual person t... Read more
Posted on 16 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Favorite Movie #109 - Holiday Edition: a Charlie Brown Christmas
Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #109 - A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) - Like many, I grew up on this "true meaning of Christmas" classic. Read more
Posted on 16 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Favorite Movie #108 - Holiday Edition: Batman Returns
Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #108 - Batman Returns (1992) - This was Tim Burton's second crack at filming loner superhero Batman. Read more
Posted on 15 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Favorite Movie #107 - Holiday Edition: Krampus
Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #107 - Krampus (2015) - Krampus is that rare film — a horror comedy that actually has a dash of Christmas spirit. Read more
Posted on 14 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Favorite Movie #106 - Holiday Edition: We’re No Angels
Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #106 - We’re No Angels (1955) - Joseph (Humphrey Bogart), Albert (Aldo Ray) and Jules (Peter Ustinov) are three... Read more
Posted on 13 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Favorite Movie #105 - Holiday Edition: the Family Stone
Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #105 - The Family Stone (2005) - The Family Stone centers around Stone matriarch Diane Keaton and how she and he... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Favorite Movie #104 - Holiday Edition: the Lion in Winter
Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #104 - The Lion in Winter (1968) - It's Christmastime, 1183, and King Henry II (Peter O'Toole) wants his younges... Read more
Posted on 09 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Favorite Movie #103 - Holiday Edition: the Holiday
Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #103 - The Holiday (2006) - Iris (Kate Winslet) and Amanda (Cameron Diaz) are severely unlucky at love. Read more
Posted on 08 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Favorite Movie #102 - Holiday Edition: Pocketful of Miracles
Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #102 - Pocketful of Miracles (1961) - Superstitious bootlegger Dave the Dude (Glenn Ford) won't make a move... Read more
Posted on 07 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Favorite Movie #101 - Holiday Edition: Die Hard
Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #101 - Die Hard (1988) - Yes, Die Hard is a holiday film. An extremely violent holiday film, but a holiday film... Read more
Posted on 06 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Favorite Movie #100 - Holiday Edition: Desk Set
Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #100 - Desk Set (1957) - Tracy and Hepburn. Librarians. New York City at Christmas. The early integration of... Read more
Posted on 05 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Favorite Movie #99 - Holiday Edition: Robin and the 7 Hoods
Favorite movies that have had an impact on me - #99 - Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964) - Frank Sinatra and his Rat Pack buddies Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr. have... Read more
Posted on 04 December 2018 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION