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I’m a full-time writer based in Orlando, Florida, and I specialize in reported essays, film criticism, and creative advice articles. I regularly publish on Medium, where I’ve been named a Top Writer in Culture, Humor, Film, Feminism, and Food.

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Apocalypse Now

Reading for the modern era

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“And I Feel Fine”

What our obsession with the end of the world says about us

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Coronapocalypse 101

Rules for any apocalypse

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Science Fiction Films That Hit Eerily Close to Home

What to binge during #QuarantineandChill

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The Dawn of a Pandemic

From hot zone to fake news 

Cinematic Scribblins’

Film critiques, genre retrospectives, film theory essays, and good ol’ fashioned listicles

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Dark: Chamber Films of the Horror Genre

Defining a new subgenre of horror cinema.

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Dark: Chamber Films of the Horror Genre — Part 2

Defining a new subgenre of horror cinema — part two.

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The Top 10 Best Contagion Films

Movies that will make you itch

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The Sublime Sweetness of “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”

What we can learn from the TV musical that isn’t one

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The Best ’90s Movies You’ve Never Heard Of

Nostalgia central

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The Best Science Fiction Films You’ve Never Heard Of

Non-superhero, non-mutaant science fiction flicks you’ll love

Pop Cultural Histories

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A Pop Cultural History of Alaska

Igloos and polar bears and snowshoes, oh my!

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A Pop Cultural History of the Amazon

Remembering the rainforest

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A Pop Cultural History of Bigfoot

Our favorite furry cousin in pop culture

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A Pop Cultural History of Africa

I bless the rains…

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