Betsy the Gremlin

Writing about writing to avoid writing her writing.

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  • Women killing the film industry game!

    As much as I hate to admit it, the film industry is predominantly male. It’s 2020 and while things are better than the 1980’s, there’s still a long way to go. Women make up 51% of the population, but only comprise 12% of the directors of the top-grossing films of 2019. Also women are only Read more

  • Gremlin Watches: She Ra and the Princesses of Power (Spoilers)

    A short review; Listen, I understand on a base level that a review of a show should have lots of concrete talking points, dissections of various plots, discussion of character arcs and all that jazz, but let me just sit back a moment and let out my real feelings. Eeeee! Gay love wins! Gay love Read more

  • 7 “Stupid-Dark” things to watch on Netflix.

    In light of the pending pandemic, Hallmark just announced they were going to release and marathon some of their Christmas movies to lighten the mood. That’s adorable. That’s the last freaking thing I think I can handle right now. To posit an alternative, let me introduce you to one of my favorite things. I’m a Read more

  • Gremlin Watches: To All The Boys: PS. I Still Love You

    Sometimes you just need to up the cute. Thank god for this movie. I loved the first one, and I love this one too. I’m far removed from high school, and cannot even relate to a massive public school, (Catholic all-girls school here), but this brings me back to all those good fuzzy feelings without Read more

  • Gremlin Watches: Horse Girl

    What happens when a chemical imbalance affects an average girl? Horse Girl is a journey into the world of psychotic depression from a relatable standpoint. Alison Brie’s detached character Sarah is pretty freaking normal; then something not so normal happens to her. Read more

  • Gremlin Watches: ‘9-1-1: Lone Star’

    This show sucks. This show sucks so bad; don’t watch it. That’s it, that’s the review. Okay, no it’s not it, but that’s really all there is to it. Going over the writing, characters/characterization, and acting (and literally every other metric you can conceive) we’ll delve deep into the suckiness of this show. Read more

  • Gremlin Watches: Shrill Season Two

    (A tiny review.) I just finished the second season of the knockout hit, Shrill, and boy howdy am I happy about it. The first season was kind of life changing for me, and for a lot of the fat community; Lindy West’s creation and Aidy Bryant’s brilliant performance was the first time I’ve ever seen Read more