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Tag Archives: Jensen Ackles
July 2025 Viewing Diary
2025 has not been a movie-watching year for me, outside of the things I’ve been assigned to review. I was feeling really down on myself for not keeping up but honestly something had to give. I had to work on … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television
Tagged crime movies, documentary, drama, France, Jensen Ackles, true crime, women directors, X-Files
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June 2025 Viewing Diary
The last couple of months – really since the beginning of the year – I’ve only had room in my head for re-watches of stuff I already know. It was crunch time for the Frankenstein book. Plus politics and pretty … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Viewing Diary, Movies, Television
Tagged documentary, Jane Austen, Jensen Ackles, New Zealand, romantic drama, sci-fi, thrillers, women directors, X-Files
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Mirrors #25
I wrote a whole essay about scenes where men look at themselves in the mirror. Mirrors are amazing thematic and visual motifs, but they also work for moments where a character has to grapple with himself. Women grapple too. But … Continue reading
The Plaidcast Supernatural Rewatch podcast
I had so much fun joining Bethany and Michelle on their excellent podcast, ThePlaidcast, to talk about all things Supernatural, in no particular order: daylight ghosts, the problem of Rowena, genre- and class shifts, Jensen and Jared, the later seasons, … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Television
Tagged Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, podcast, Supernatural
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Supernatural re-watch, Season 1
I watched Season 1 in reverse order, last to pilot. I am sorry to have come to the end. I don’t know that I’ll watch Seasons 12-15 again but the rest I will revisit again and again. If you’re following … Continue reading
Supernatural re-watch, Season 2
If you’re following along: Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8 Season 9 Season 10 Season 11 Season 12-15 Plus: my season recaps from back in the day: Season 1 Season … Continue reading
Supernatural re-watch, Season 3
If you’re following along: Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8 Season 9 Season 10 Season 11 Season 12-15 Plus: my season recaps from back in the day: Season 1 Season 2 Season … Continue reading
Supernatural re-watch, Season 4
If you’re following along: Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8 Season 9 Season 10 Season 11 Season 12-15 Plus: my season recaps from back in the day: Season 1 Season 2 Season … Continue reading
Supernatural re-watch, Season 5
If you’re following along: Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8 Season 9 Season 10 Season 11 Season 12-15 Plus: my season recaps from back in the day: Season 1 Season 2 Season … Continue reading
Supernatural re-watch, Season 6
If you’re following along: Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8 Season 9 Season 10 Season 11 Season 12-15 Plus: my season recaps from back in the day: Season 1 Season 2 Season … Continue reading