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I Do What I Want: The Troubling Premise of The Object of My Affection

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on March 29, 2017 by Erin ThompsonMarch 29, 2017

I’ll be upfront: I dislike Jennifer Aniston. I have always found her annoying and cloying on Friends (itself a show that managed to hit at the right place and right time), and she carried over the lovelorn trope into her … Continue reading →

Posted in I hate people, LGBTQ, Love story, No Thank You, Uncategorized

My love affair with Netflix’s ‘Love’

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on March 24, 2017 by Dan PollittMarch 24, 2017

***This article contains spoilers for all of season 1 of Love. If you’ve already seen it or think I should stop telling you how to live your life, kindly continue*** ***Also buckle up for feels. Not all the, but some*** … Continue reading →

Posted in Emotions, ghosts, Love story, Relationships, self loathing, The Room

Weekend Movies: Five Reasons to Watch Aliens

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on February 9, 2017 by Erin ThompsonFebruary 9, 2017

James Cameron’s 1986 science fiction film Aliens is, to quote my friends from the U.K., the tits. It’s got everything… certainly way more to offer than most of the traditional rom-com fare out there. It’s a tradition for me to … Continue reading →

Posted in Horror, Love story, Science Fiction, Weekend Movies

Weekend Movies: Ten Flicks to Catch For Valentine’s Day

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on February 2, 2017 by Erin ThompsonFebruary 2, 2017

Ah, the time of love. Flowers and candy and all that fun crap. I know, I shouldn’t be so pessimistic. You know what? There are actually some good romance flicks out there; some of them you haven’t even seen. Some … Continue reading →

Posted in Love story, Top Ten, Weekend Movies

I Hate 10 Things I Hate About You. Here’s Why.

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on February 1, 2017 by Erin ThompsonSeptember 16, 2020

Some people think that the sun shines out of Shakespeare’s ass; I am not one of those people, which, let me tell you, is part of the reason I got some pretty nasty glares during my time in the English … Continue reading →

Posted in I hate people, Love story, Movies That Sucked, Relationships

Saturday Shorts: You Say Good Morning At Midnight

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on January 7, 2017 by Erin ThompsonJanuary 7, 2017

It’s 2017, and we’re back with Saturday Shorts! So many decisions for today: go horror? Comedy? Drama? A bit of everything? Mayhaps something positive. Quite by accident, I stumbled upon director Sarah Rotella’s short film You Say Good Morning At Midnight, … Continue reading →

Posted in Love story, Relationships, Saturday shorts

Saturday Shorts: Dead Hearts

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on November 5, 2016 by Erin ThompsonNovember 5, 2016

I did not find this film based upon my powers of detection. This week, it’s all the fault of Lucard Dragomir from the United Nations of Horror podcast. He found this absolutely delightful short film that combines love and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Love story, Saturday shorts, Well Played;

Love Is A Battlefield: The Defeat of Everything in Hellraiser

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on October 19, 2016 by Erin ThompsonOctober 19, 2016

I used to joke for the longest time that I was a hopeless romantic searching for a wonton strumpet (hey, they make t-shirts for that). Then one day I realized that I probably wasn’t far off from the truth, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Horror, I hate people, Love story, Uncategorized

Age Before Beauty: Appearance and Personal Worth in Howl’s Moving Castle

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on August 31, 2016 by Erin ThompsonJune 12, 2019

Howl’s Moving Castle has the distinction of being one of the few films that I enjoy better than the book. It tells the story of Sophie (Emily Mortimer and Jean Simmons), who is turned into an old woman by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Animated, Love story, The Self

Incoming Transmission – The Girl Who Waited (A Response to A Regeneration)

The Backseat Driver Reviews Posted on July 29, 2016 by Nika BlackJuly 29, 2016

So I’ve had great responses from everyone on my first post. Thanks all, love you. But there is one that takes the cake. I woke up to a message from my sister, telling me I had inspired her to write. … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender, Identity, LGBTQ, Love story, Relationships, Science Fiction, Survival, Time Travel | Tagged Amy Pond, Doctor Who, Nika Black, Outgoing Transmission, Response, Sisters

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