Tag Archives: Gothiness

“Vampire-Only Laughing!”

Posted on 06/04/2019 by

Although I enjoyed Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi’s flatsharing-vampire mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows (2014), like a lot of shaggy semi-improvised comedies it left me a little underwhelmed… so I was surprised to see it go on to … Continue reading →

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GothWatch: Cameron’s Cosmo Cosplay!

Posted on 12/01/2019 by

Dove Cameron recently appeared as the lead in a sorta-jukebox-musical adaptation of Clueless, so apparently someone at Cosmopolitan had the bright idea to invite her in for a photoshoot where she dressed up as various “teen queen” movie heroines, from Clueless’s … Continue reading →

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“The Moon Accepts Your Ridiculous Proposal!”

Posted on 03/09/2018 by

[Contains “blood orphans” and SPOILERS!!!] The fourth season of Parks and Recreation (2011) was largely dominated by ‘Leslie’s (Amy Poehler) campaign for a seat on the city council… but while it was easy enough to follow, and be drawn in, … Continue reading →

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Purgatory Pizza Party

Posted on 03/06/2018 by

At last, everyone’s favourite supercute-psychiatrist-turned-sociopath, Harley Quinn, has returned to the screen in Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay, a sorta-sequel to Batman: Assault on Arkham, in the sense that it boasts the same basic premise*, devilish sense of humour, and … Continue reading →

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Quasi-GothWatch: “Tiny Jane”

Posted on 10/09/2017 by

Last week, The Bold Type signed off with its “summer finale”… which, according to a rather worrying article in Variety, might also serve as the series finale, due to the disappointingly low ratings that this otherwise excellent series has racked … Continue reading →

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Quasi-GothWatch: Lazy Susan

Posted on 10/07/2017 by

Although country-bumpkins like myself only became aware of Celeste Dring after she was cast as Princess Eugenie in The Windsors, she first rose to fame as one half of the sketch-comedy duo Lazy Susan, along with fellow actress Freya Parker. … Continue reading →

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GothWatch: Abby Sciuto

Posted on 03/05/2017 by

[Contains a potentially lethal intake of energy drinks and SPOILERS!!!] Considering my abiding obsession with Gothiness, and my professional interest in police procedurals, it’s kinda sad that it’s taken me this long to watch a full season of N.C.I.S. (Naval … Continue reading →

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