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It Ain’t Easy Having a V-Card: Virgin Shaming in Hocus Pocus (1993)

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on October 10, 2018 by Erin ThompsonJuly 30, 2021

As you may recall, one of my thorniest points of contention in Monster Squad (1987) comes from the whole notion that, to save the day, one must be a virginal female. The problem, I argued, didn’t have anything to do … Continue reading →

Posted in Aw Hell No, Bullshit, Gender

The Bro Code: Examining the Relationship Between Billy Mack and Joe in Love Actually

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on December 13, 2017 by Erin ThompsonDecember 13, 2017

Ah, love is a many-splendored thing. It starts off as a flush, an infatuation with something beautiful in front of you, its imperfections imperceptible to you as you rush to spend every waking minute with it. As time goes on, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bullshit, Gender, Men, Relationships

One and Only: The Fate of Mary Hatch in It’s a Wonderful Life

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on December 6, 2017 by Erin ThompsonJanuary 1, 2018

If you know me personally, you will realize right off the bat that you’re walking into a rant. Ten words or less: I hate, hate, HATE It’s a Wonderful Life. There’s really not much more I can say about that. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bullshit, Feminine, holiday, Relationships

A Lack of Clarity: Robin and “Symphony of Illumination” in How I Met Your Mother

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on November 29, 2017 by Erin ThompsonJuly 13, 2021

First thing’s first: I have a soft spot for How I Met Your Mother, despite that upon rewatch, it’s deeply disturbing. I can laugh at Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) whilst cringing at the near-constant slut-shaming of any woman who isn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Bullshit, Motherhood

Most People Are So Ungrateful to be Alive: Addiction in the Saw Franchise

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on October 25, 2017 by Erin ThompsonJanuary 1, 2018

It’s Halloween again, which means that we’re getting yet another Saw movie. What started as a short film in 2003 turned into the first feature-length motion picture in 2004, courtesy of James Wan and Leigh Whannell. Today, we’re up to … Continue reading →

Posted in Bullshit, Horror

The Prize: Louise’s Less-Than-Stellar Beau in Teen Witch

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on October 18, 2017 by Erin ThompsonOctober 18, 2017

The 1989 teenage fantasy film Teen Witch is a combination of guilty pleasure and childhood staple: the damn thing played on HBO all the time growing up, much like Clue, Real Genius, The Worst Witch and Mannequin. The story was … Continue reading →

Posted in Aw Hell No, Bullshit, Relationships

Complete Discomfort: Torture, Rape and Revenge in Witchfinder General

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on August 23, 2017 by Erin ThompsonAugust 23, 2017

Oh I do not want to write this one, but I feel it’s a moral imperative. I caught 1968’s Witchfinder General for the first time a week ago at the time of this writing – a friend of mine insisted … Continue reading →

Posted in Bullshit, Can't we all just get along, Crime, ethics, Gender, Get The Hell Away From Me, No Thank You

The Corporation: Bad Big Business in Alien

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on August 17, 2016 by Erin ThompsonAugust 17, 2016

One of the many reasons I love Ridley Scott’s 1979 masterpiece Alien stems from the fact that it takes care of what many consider to be “the haunted house problem” – that notion of oh, I don’t know, leaving the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bullshit, Horror, I hate people, Science Fiction

The Strange and Unusual: Normalcy as Falsity in Beetlejuice

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on August 3, 2016 by Erin ThompsonAugust 3, 2016

Okay, what budding goth didn’t love Beetlejuice as a child? It had everything: ghosts, Tim Burton-brand special effects, and a Harry Belafonte soundtrack. Okay, maybe that last one wasn’t so goth, but it was fun. Another part of the fun? … Continue reading →

Posted in Bullshit, Can't we all just get along, Comedy

Modern Love: The Bullshit of Romance in What If

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on June 29, 2016 by Erin ThompsonJune 29, 2016

I went into What If thinking that it might be a good romantic comedy. Ten minutes in, I was already checking the counter. It took fucking forever to move, but once it did, it was like watching a 10-car pile … Continue reading →

Posted in Bullshit, Emotions, I hate people, Love story, Relationships

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