Mary Kay McBrayer
6 Historical Boss Bitches to Inspire You on Galentine's Day
To quote my beloved Bitch Media, "Is it imposter syndrome or is it the patriarchy?" By that I mean, even a high-achieving boss bitch like...
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Mary Kay McBrayer
- Dec 30, 2021
- 4 min
Everything I Did Right in 2021: A Round-Up of Publications and More
At the beginning of lockdown, in early 2020, I took the first half of that masterclass about the science of joy (then they wanted me to...
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Mary Kay McBrayer
- Jul 10, 2019
- 8 min
Should We Be Okay with the New ALADDIN?
(originally published on BookRiot.com) My nostalgia for the 1992 Disney cartoon of Aladdin runs deep—so deep that I remember being bathed...
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Mary Kay McBrayer
- May 17, 2019
- 13 min
The 8 Best Kills on THE SOPRANOS... and Why They Sting
What makes some murders on The Sopranos so much more memorable than others? And which ones stand out the most?
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Mary Kay McBrayer
- May 3, 2019
- 4 min
6 Reasons GOT's White Walkers are Scarier than Your Average Zombie
True to form, the White Walkers--or wights, as they are sometimes called--are resurrected bodies. Technically, by that definition alone,...
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Mary Kay McBrayer
- Apr 26, 2018
- 7 min
Southern Gothic Revisited in “Teddy Perkins” on Atlanta: Great Things Come from Great Pain
There’s a bubble of gentrification and un-self-awareness that exists in Atlanta proper that bursts in a really unflattering way when you...
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Mary Kay McBrayer
- Apr 13, 2018
- 10 min
They're Gonna Find Them Because I Gasped (A Conversation about A Quiet Place)
In this post, Mary Kay from Everything Trying to Kill You and Emily from Book Squad Goals talk about John Kraskinski's new film, A Quiet...
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Mary Kay McBrayer
- Feb 27, 2018
- 7 min
6 Reasons why Annihilation is Horror: HeLa Cell Fan-fiction plus Aliens
Behold! six reasons why Annihilation is more horror than science fiction. 1. How long do I need to process what just happened to me? Like...
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Mary Kay McBrayer
- Dec 21, 2017
- 9 min
SEQUIN GOWN & TALONS, A LOVE STORY: THE SHAPE OF WATER
When I was a kid, I was Belle from Beauty and the Beast because I read too much, was a little weird, and loved my dad a lot. But now that...
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Mary Kay McBrayer
- Dec 8, 2017
- 13 min
LADIES DON'T BEAT THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF PEOPLE: MILDRED'S COCKTAIL IN THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING
I love it when women get to show their asses in the name of justice. In case you're unfamiliar with the term "show my ass," here's how...
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Mary Kay McBrayer
- Nov 10, 2017
- 9 min
"WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THIS?" // THOUGHTS ON YORGOS LANTHIMOS' KILLING OF A SACRED DEER.
I try really hard not to shit on anybody else's art because "good" isn't determined by what I like and don't like. That said, I also...
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Mary Kay McBrayer
- Jul 29, 2017
- 15 min
GETTING STARTED WITH THE APOCALYPSE IN MOTHER!
I don't often get into my car after a movie and start crying and NOT know why. Because of life, sure, all the time, NBD, but not because...
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Mary Kay McBrayer
- Jul 6, 2017
- 7 min
#VENGEFULBITCHES ...THE BEGUILED
Here are some alternate taglines for Sofia Coppola's genius southern gothic retelling, The Beguiled: You got the wrong one.Women during...
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Mary Kay McBrayer
- Jun 28, 2017
- 6 min
The Mummy: Devastation Occurs
I am not sure what I want to say here yet Let me tell you about how I defended my interest in The Mummy before it actually dropped. The...
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