PinnedInThe Ugly MonsterbyLady Horatia·Jan 12, 2025‘Conquest of the Planet of the Apes’ and the Nature of Fascism‘Conquest of the Planet of the Apes’ shows us the real face of American fascism, the one that has always been thereA response icon6A response icon6
PinnedInThe Ugly MonsterbyLady Horatia·Feb 15, 2024Palestine’s Suffering: An Analysis of The Economist MagazineHow does The Economist report on the genocide in Gaza?A response icon4A response icon4
PinnedInThe Ugly MonsterbyLady Horatia·Oct 1, 2024‘Io Capitano’ and the Nature of the MigrantMatteo Salvini, overcrowded boats, and social deathA response icon12A response icon12
InThe Ugly MonsterbyLady Horatia·Jul 4The Violence of the Ruling Class in ‘The Exterminating Angel’The wealthy would rather slaughter a lamb than face the horrors they createA response icon13A response icon13
InThe Ugly MonsterbyLady Horatia·Jun 22‘Metropolis’ — Hope is Revolutionary“Head and hands require a mediator. The mediator between head and hands must be the heart!”A response icon4A response icon4
InThe Ugly MonsterbyLady Horatia·Jun 15‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ and the Legacy of Star WarsThe latest Star Wars film is in line with the tradition set out by George Lucas in his 1977 classic
InThe Ugly MonsterbyLady Horatia·Jun 1‘Perfect Days’ — Do shadows get darker if they overlap?Within the dialectic between shadows and their cause, the unhoused engageA response icon6A response icon6
InThe Ugly MonsterbyLady Horatia·May 19‘Reality’, ‘Dumbland’, and the Shape of American FascismWhy are we afraid to call it fascism?A response icon8A response icon8
InThe Ugly MonsterbyLady Horatia·May 17The Violence of the American Dream (and Capitalism) in FilmThere Will Be Blood, Hell or High Water, and The Wages of Fear tell the tale of the American NightmareA response icon8A response icon8
InThe Ugly MonsterbyLady Horatia·Mar 16‘Top Gun’ and the Mythology of American ImperialismGeorge Orwell once said that ‘All Art is Propaganda’. How true is that?A response icon10A response icon10