PinnedLivia Camperi·Mar 31, 2023The 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.A response icon62A response icon62
PinnedLivia Camperi·Dec 30, 2018I 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…A response icon1A response icon1
PinnedLivia Camperi·Jul 2, 2019Why 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…A response icon1A response icon1
PinnedLivia Camperi·May 5, 2021The 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.A response icon1A response icon1
PinnedLivia Camperi·Dec 27, 2020Is There Such a Thing As Neutral Representation?Warning: Spoilers for Game of Thrones and Supernatural
Livia Camperi·Apr 25, 2022Why the Gay Pirates Hit DifferentSpoilers for OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH on HBO Max
Livia Camperi·Jul 4, 2021I 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.A response icon4A response icon4
Livia Camperi·Jun 19, 2021The Absolute Unhinged Downhill Rollercoaster That Is The Hitman’s Wife’s BodyguardSpoilers for this movie. Complete and total spoilers. Literally the entire plot.
Livia Camperi·Dec 18, 2020Dear 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…A response icon1A response icon1
Livia Camperi·Dec 29, 2018Nicolas 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…
