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essays, film

Revisiting CAM Five Years Later

I was just rewatching the brilliant film CAM (2018) yesterday – about a camgirl whose identity is stolen – and I was struck by how incredibly prescient the movie was…

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October 19, 2023
essays, health

The Origin of Pain

Part I How to begin. That’s always the question with chronic health problems. Do I begin fifteen, twenty years ago? I could. Or I could start ten years ago, when…

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April 15, 2024
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My Favorite F***ing Movie: All the Boys Love Mandy Lane

I have Covid right now—get vaccinated kiddos, it’s still a thing!—so I wasn’t able to finish the essay I had planned on posting this month. Instead, enjoy this essay that…

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April 1, 2025
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Men, Call Out Your Friends

It’s time for men to take some responsibility for men.   Every time I post something online asking men to call out other men on shitty behavior, I invariably get…

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May 13, 2024
essays, film

New Essay Series: My Favorite F***ing Movie

I’m very excited to announce a new essay series I’ll be releasing monthly all year long: My Favorite F***ing Movie is a personal exploration of sex through film, and Go…

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January 30, 2025
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    Zine #5: The Pride Issue

    / June 22, 2026

    Welcome back to another issue of All My Moms Are Movies Now, a zine about sexuality and identity through the lens of film. This month’s issue is, of course, the Pride Month Issue…

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  • film,  Personal

    Everything I Watched This Month

    / May 30, 2026

    Trying something new for the end of this month, something a lot less formal. The zine was actually supposed to be my fun, informal project, but that’s turned into a much larger undertaking…

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  • essays,  film,  Zine

    Zine #4: The Mother’s Day Issue

    / May 21, 2026

    Welcome back to another issue of All My Moms Are Movies Now, a zine about sexuality and identity through the lens of film. This month is the Mother’s Day Issue… monstrous motherhood, to…

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  • essays,  film,  Guest Post

    The Dream(ers) of Revolution: A Guest Post by Azzurra Nox

    / April 30, 2026

    Welcome back to My Favorite F***ing Movie. In case you missed it, I posted a little update on where I’ve been the last month (and why I wasn’t able to publish my usual…

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  • health,  Personal

    An Update From the Other Side (of the vagina laser)

    / April 27, 2026

    So… this is not the post that I had planned, and it’s gonna be quite off the cuff. I had a zine scheduled for April, and let me tell you, it would’ve been…

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  • essays,  film,  Guest Post

    The Unexpected Sexiness of Sports Cinema: A Guest Post

    / April 8, 2026

    Hello, dear readers! I’m thrilled to be presenting My Favorite F***ing Movie’s first ever guest post, written by the lovely and talented Lili Labens – make sure to check out her bio at…

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  • film,  Zine

    Zine Issue #3: Girlhood, whimsy, & the end of innocence

    / March 16, 2026

    Welcome back to another issue of All My Moms Are Movies Now, a zine about sexuality and identity through the lens of film. This month’s theme is whimsy, girlhood, and the end of…

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  • film,  Zine

    All My Moms Are Movies Now #2: The Galentine’s Day Issue

    / February 13, 2026

    Welcome back to another issue of All My Moms Are Movies Now – a very exciting issue, in fact, as it’s the Galentine’s Day issue. I don’t know if the whole “Galentine’s” thing…

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  • film,  Zine

    New Zine: All My Moms Are Movies Now

    / January 31, 2026

    Welcome back to My Favorite F***ing Movie! It’s been six weeks since I last posted, so it’s understandable if you forgot I existed. Due to a death in the family, I’ve gotten off…

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  • film

    My Favorite F***ing Movies of 2025

    / December 17, 2025

    So it appears we’ve made it to the end of another year. I can’t say I feel a huge sense of accomplishment, if I’m being real. 2025 has felt like a slog in…

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