PinnedLivia CamperiThe Cruel Dystopia of Success AcademyI was recently terminated from my job at New York City’s largest network of charter schools, and I never signed an NDA.22 min read·Mar 31, 2023--54--54
PinnedLivia CamperiI Wonder What a Woman Is: a Superheroine Subject to the Male GazeFilm began (in its earliest form) in the late 19th century as a way to settle a bet between two rich horse breeders. Since then, it has…13 min read·Dec 30, 2018--1--1
PinnedLivia CamperiWhy Can’t Queer Stories Just Be Stories?In 1992, film scholar B. Ruby Rich coined the term New Queer Cinema to describe the film movement consisting of independent filmmakers…8 min read·Jul 2, 2019--1--1
PinnedLivia CamperiThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier lied to its audienceSpoilers for all of Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Very light spoilers for some non-recent comic books.13 min read·May 5, 2021----
PinnedLivia CamperiIs There Such a Thing As Neutral Representation?Warning: Spoilers for Game of Thrones and Supernatural19 min read·Dec 27, 2020----
Livia CamperiWhy the Gay Pirates Hit DifferentSpoilers for OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH on HBO Max7 min read·Apr 25, 2022----
Livia CamperiI Just Watched Netflix’s “Young Royals” Three Times In a Row and I Need to Talk About ItSpoilers for the entire show. It’s only 4-5 hours long altogether. Watch and come back.11 min read·Jul 4, 2021--4--4
Livia CamperiThe Absolute Unhinged Downhill Rollercoaster That Is The Hitman’s Wife’s BodyguardSpoilers for this movie. Complete and total spoilers. Literally the entire plot.8 min read·Jun 19, 2021--1--1
Livia CamperiDear Hollywood: Please Stop Casting the Same Five Kids in EverythingI am imploring studios, which are already becoming more and more centralized, to stop casting the same few teenagers in every movie. This…4 min read·Dec 18, 2020--1--1
Livia CamperiNicolas Winding Refn: The Color PornographerThe idea of authorship (or auteurism) is often measured in time and iconicity. In his essay “Notes on the Auteur Theory in 1962,” Andrew…9 min read·Dec 29, 2018----
