Alex CranzMad Max: Fury Road — Innocuous FeminismDespite all the “controversy” surrounding Fury Road’s portrayal of women, there is nothing intrinsically radical about it. What’s…May 18, 2015May 18, 2015
Alex CranzProgressive Legend of Korra Ends on Fantastic Queer NoteIt’s only been a couple of days and already the criticism for Legend of Korra’s series finale is starting to ramp up. “It wasn’t enough,”…Dec 21, 2014Dec 21, 2014
Alex CranzThe Carmilla Webseries: On Lesbian Vampires and CreampuffsQueer vampires don’t get happy endings. They get staked into goo or ashed or abandoned for someone more alive and straight. Despite all the…Dec 3, 2014Dec 3, 2014
Alex CranzFX’s Fargo Heralds The Return of The Genuine HeroThere has been a glut of anti-heroes filling our screen for the past fifteen years. Tony Soprano had a panic attack over some ducks and…Apr 16, 2014Apr 16, 2014
Alex CranzThe Invasion of the Trojan Horse HeroSummer 2013 was a very good summer.Oct 30, 2013Oct 30, 2013
Alex Cranz7 Essential Women FilmmakersYes. Let’s get it out of the way. This is some reactionary journalism right here. Yet after reading Melissa Silverstein’s article about how…Jul 30, 2013Jul 30, 2013
Alex CranzStar Trek Into Darkness Is A Most Excellent Star Trek ParodyI have had the joy of seeing a LOT of Star Trek spoofs. Raised by big greasy nerds and being, myself, a big greasy nerd, Star Trek is part…May 21, 2013May 21, 2013
Alex CranzA Is For Arizona And Adultery: A Meditation On A Central Theme In Grey’s AnatomyEvery few seasons Bailey takes a seat next to a depressed male lead and gently pats him on the shoulder (or mentally) and tells him that…May 10, 2013May 10, 2013
Alex CranzFive Episodes of Television That Are Secretly FanficThe idea is that fan fiction has, since the beginning of time, just been weird girls in their rooms writing about how Spock is drugged and…Jan 30, 2013Jan 30, 2013