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Review: Mike Flanagan’s CARRIE makes its heroine a symptom of something bigger
Stephen King’s Carrie doesn’t lack live-action adaptations. There’s Brian De Palma's 1976 film, the 2002 TV movie, the 2013 remake, and even a (very memorable) Broadway musical. However, Mike Flanagan isn't interested in retreading the telekinetic-revenge story. His eight-episode Prime Video series, from Amazon MGM Studios, is the first time King's novel has been adapted as a TV series. It argues Carrie White isn't the horror; it’s the systems around her. Carrie was King's d
Ollie Kaplan
Oct 26 min read


Review: NARROW ROOMS is a manhwa you feel in your teeth
Content warning: This review discusses sexual harassment, stalking, and trauma responses in detail. Choi Sungmin's Narrow Rooms — originally serialized as a webtoon in Korean, translated into English by Janet Hong, and collected by Drawn & Quarterly — is a manhwa that stays with you long after you've read it. Narrow Rooms follows Daye, a high school student whose art director is sexually harassing her — leaving her gifts, sending unwanted messages, and physically cornering he
Ollie Kaplan
Sep 186 min read
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