In September, I wrote about Joan Rivers, the Batmobile, Kristen Wiig, Vanilla Sky, and the Oscars, among other topics. Check out the links below. I hope to make this a monthly tradition, so please check back on the first of the month to see what I’ve been up to!

Essays

Who are This Year’s Early Oscar Contenders? (Esquire)

How Joan River Paved the Road for Women in Comedy (Mic.com)

Reflecting on Our Future: How a Tom Cruise Movie Predicted 9/11 (Film School Rejects)

The Darkness of Kristen Wiig (Esquire)

The New Batmobile and the Era of the Militarized Superhero (Film School Rejects)

Why Won’t Tina Fey’s New Movie Make its Jewish Plot Known in its Marketing? (Mic.com)

Reviews

The Skeleton Twins, Reviewed (Washington City Paper)

This is Where I Leave You, Reviewed (The Rye Record)

The Equalizer, Reviewed (Washington City Paper)