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Author: EJ Oakley

Deputy Arts Editor
When EJ Oakley isn’t shedding bitter tears over her law degree or loitering near Jeremy Bentham’s mummified corpse, she enjoys immersing herself in music, film and TV, art, and video games. She owns one too many baseball jerseys.
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CartoonsEJ OakleyMay 10, 2017September 6, 2017

Macron and Le Pen, not mightier

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Sex Pistols
Arts Editor's Picks MusicEJ OakleyMay 7, 2017September 13, 2017

Should Punk Stay Or Should It Go?

A closer look at the age-old question of whether punk is dead reveals quite the opposite – the sentiments behind the genre may have changed, and it may have but a shadow of its former social relevance, but punk is very much alive and kicking despite today’s naysayers.

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Cartoons Editor's PicksEJ OakleyApril 18, 2017September 6, 2017

2017 General Election

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Girlboss
Arts TVEJ OakleyApril 12, 2017September 13, 2017

Girlboss: All Bark, No Bite

Netflix’s TV adaptation of former CEO Sophia Amoruso’s success story gets off to a rocky start, with more hypocrisies and flawed pseudo-feminism than actual business-savvy smarts.

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The Dark Tapes
Arts FilmEJ OakleyApril 10, 2017September 13, 2017

The Dark Tapes

Michael McQuown’s collection of eldritch tales may fall a little flat due to its lack of decent special effects and a strange stylistic flow, but the ingenuity in its storytelling suggests that fans of the horror genre may have a new rising star to back.

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Cartoons Editor's PicksEJ OakleyApril 5, 2017September 6, 2017

The Great Brexit War

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Kong: Skull Island
Arts FilmEJ OakleyMarch 9, 2017September 13, 2017

Kong: Mediocre Island

Despite showing hints of intelligence and nuance at times, the poorly-written characters and glaring lack of originality on Kong: Skull Island dooms it to being nothing more than another average monster movie to add to Hollywood’s already-overcrowded collection of skyscraper-sized disappointments.

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A Cure for Wellness
Arts Editor's Picks FilmEJ OakleyFebruary 26, 2017September 13, 2017

A Cure For Plot Holes

Gore Verbinski’s A Cure for Wellness is a clean break away from more family-friendly ventures, boasting terrific cinematography and a stellar performance from Dane DeHaan, but is ultimately let down by its own disappointing finale.

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