‘HIM’ Isn’t The G.O.A.T., But It’s Still A Filmmaking Glow Up For Justin Tipping

This article was originally published on the DIASPORA Newsletter on September 19, 2025. Read and subscribe here! SPOILER ALERT: This review includes details from the movie HIM. “It's giving Black Swan but football.” I was trying to explain what I thought HIM was going...

Zach Cregger’s ‘Weapons’ Makes Me Crave More Modern Urban Legends and Dark Fairytales

This article was originally published on the DIASPORA Newsletter on August 13, 2025. Read and subscribe here! SPOILER ALERT: The article contains details about Weapons. On April 29, I saw the first trailer for Zach Cregger’s Weapons and was immediately intrigued. It...

‘BTS: Forever We Are Young’ Scratches the Surface of Parasocial Fandom for K-Pop Novices

I am hesitant to write about the documentary BTS ARMY: Forever We Are Young, directed by Grace Lee and Patty Ahn, because I know that BTS ARMY (Adorable Representative M.C. for Youth) is very protective of the global K-pop supergroup phenomenon. One wrong word about...