Jessicah Lahitou‘Civil War:’ Catastrophe Porn Hits A NadirThe Lincoln Monument explodes, no one learns anything, and everyone loses. But Kirsten Dunst is magnificent.·11 min read·4 days ago----
Jessicah LahitouinFanfareIn ‘Dune 2’, Lady Jessica Goes Full Stage MomWhere the film falls short of the book·7 min read·Apr 2, 2024--13--13
Jessicah LahitouinFanfareMotherhood’s Street Cred At The ’24 OscarsMotherhood’s rep at the Academy is usually lousy, but this year feels different·12 min read·Feb 13, 2024--5--5
Jessicah LahitouinFanfareJulianne Moore Just Brought Fresh Awful to Motherhood. Twice.‘May December’ and ‘When You Finish Saving the World’ both ask: just how cruel can moms played by Moore get?·7 min read·Jan 5, 2024--2--2
Jessicah LahitouinFanfareChristmas Schmaltz Detox: You Do Not Sufficiently Appreciate ‘Con Air’The GOAT of 90s action movies achieves the Platonic ideal of its genre.·9 min read·Dec 30, 2023--14--14
Jessicah LahitouinFanfare‘The Gilded Age’? More Like The Gilded Boss LadiesThe Gilded Age gives us middle-aged women in million-dollar dresses hustling New York City into existence — yes, it’s the best thing on TV·9 min read·Nov 20, 2023----
Jessicah LahitouinFanfare‘Dartmouth Park’ Drags Modern Male Estrangement‘Dartmouth Park’ is frighteningly adept at knocking the reader off their pedestal of 21st-century assumptions.·6 min read·Oct 25, 2023--2--2
Jessicah LahitouinFanfareBeing 40 with BeyoncéEntering middle-age with Queen Bey in Toronto: highly recommend.·6 min read·Oct 14, 2023--9--9
Jessicah LahitouinFanfare‘The O.C.’ Made Everyone A California DreamerTwenty years later, it’s clear the Cohens gave us more than just Christmakkuh.·8 min read·Sep 18, 2023--16--16
Jessicah LahitouinFanfare‘Great Man’ Theory Of Fatherhood: ‘Oppenheimer’s Children of the DesertNolan chose to introduce Oppenheimer’s children. Perhaps he shouldn’t have.·7 min read·Aug 25, 2023--5--5