Judith

For the purposes of this review, I read a work by Judith Butler. That might seem like a banal statement, but it already sets me apart from almost everyone who has an opinion on the US philosopher.It’s not quite a joke to say their latest book could have been called Who’s Afraid of Judith Butler, because many people are; all the fears and fantasies poured into the idea of “gender”, which this new work explores, are also poured into its author. Butler’s work has been defined as diabolical, and the professor as some sort of…

Whenever you find yourself thinking you’ve nothing to wear, and that to have some kind of uniform would be quite nice, it may be helpful to consider the plight of the Victorian widow. She had a uniform: it was black. But there, the simplicity ended. Mourning garb was traditionally made of crepe, a fabric whose chief virtue (like that of bombazine and parramatta, both later popular for the same purpose) was that it was non-reflective, any hint of shininess being thought far too cheerful for the grieving. It was highly…

Icon of French Cinema is a surreal comedy about a French film star who returns to Paris after a decade in LA expecting a glorious comeback, but ends up playing a singing hamster. The series has become France’s biggest streaming hit this year, sparking outraged debate about the French cinema establishment failing to face up to #MeToo. And through flashbacks, it tells a darker, autobiographical story about how Judith Godrèche, the show’s writer, director and lead actor, was groomed as a 14-year-old in the 1980s by one of…

American actor Judith Light`s win of her first Primetime Emmy at the 75th annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Saturday night was a turning point in her career, according to People. She won Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy or Musical for her role in Peacock`s `Poker Face`. The category also included Ted Lasso standouts Becky Ann Baker, Sarah Niles and Harriet Walter, as well as Quinta Brunson for her gig hosting Saturday Night Live and Taraji P. Henson for Abbott Elementary. "What a way to start a new year!" Light…

Photo: Jace Downs/AMCFriends, zombies, countrymen, lend me your ears! I have come to bury The Walking Dead, not to praise it. I haven’t come to trash-talk it either, actually. But it feels important to note that the zombified version of TWD that has been shambling around our TV screens for years has had its skull crushed and its brains pulverized. You know, metaphorically speaking. I have frighteningly little to say about “Rest in Peace,” given that it was a super-sized episode meant to close an 11-season run of what used…

Rick and Michonne’s son had a bigger part to play in another ending.Image: AMCDid you hear? The Walking Dead, one of our generation’sdefining television shows, ended this past weekend. Besides wrapping up as many core stories as it could, the big reveal was something our own Rob Bricken described as “all that anyone still watching the show wanted to see.” However, the ending you saw was not always a certainty. As a result, an alternate, more comic book-inspired ending was filmed, before being cut in favor of what aired…

Photo: Jace Downs/AMCIn last week’s recap, I wrote the following: “Do you ever feel tense when watching The Walking Dead anymore? Does the TV show ever truly surprise you anymore? I’m pretty sure it’s been quite a while since TWD made me feel like a character was in real danger or did anything that made me wonder what was going to happen next.” I am pleased to report tonight’s episode surprised me, made me anxious, and left me wondering what’s coming next week.Now, given that next week’s episode of The Walking Dead is…

Photo: Jace Downs/AMCWhat the hell was that?I have been trying to process my feelings about tonight’s episode of The Walking Dead, which feels like it was written by three different writers who not only didn’t read each other’s scripts but also hated each other. So in terms of feelings about it, the best I can come up with is “perplexed.”“The New Deal” is another confusing mess like last week’s part-three premiere, but it’s also more boring—almost impressively so, given there are only six episodes left in the series. Most…

Image: Jace Downs/AMCLast Sunday’s part-three premiere of The Walking Dead was somewhat underwhelming, especially as it kicked off the series’ final eight episodes. But that looks to be changing soon if this new trailer can be trusted, as the fight between the Alexandrians and the Commonwealth reaches a new simmering point.The First Minutes | Season 11 Ep 18 | The Walking DeadThe clip, from this weekend’s episode “A New Deal” sees a tense standoff between Daryl and Lance, which the former ends in what... well, what can be…

Image: Jace Downs/HBOEzekiel is a nicer, more likable, and less murderous character than Aaron, but he’s an absolute goner. Why? Well, we’ve spent a long time believing he was about to die already, thanks to his throat cancer. Now that it’s been cured, killing Ezekiel would not only be tragic, it would be ironically tragic, and give Carol some pathos as they had a longtime romance. It feels very TWD to kill a character with a new lease on life, so go ahead and say goodbye. Image: Jace Downs/HBOEzekiel is a nicer, more…