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Danielle Ryan is a writer, graphic designer, film lover and podcaster. She earned a
bachelor’s degree in English and writing from Georgia Gwinnett College, and her byline has
appeared in Paste Magazine, Fandom.com and Birth.Movies.Death. Ryan worked at
CNN Medical during the 2014 ebola crisis, and she once wrote a report that was
presented at the United Nations.
In addition to the considerable variety of her writing resume, Ryan is a certified
commercial graphic designer, proficient in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, as well
as the Microsoft Office Suite, HTML and CSS. A lifetime artist, Ryan spends her free
time drawing and painting.
Ryan is the former host of weekly entertainment podcast Freaky Fandoms, which has a subscriber
base of over 500 and growing. She loves all cinema but is especially passionate
about horror films. And she’s proven herself a polished and engaging on-camera
presence, as well as an accomplished interviewer of renowned personalities.
And most importantly (to her, at least!): Ryan’s a wholehearted animal lover, owner
of a dog named Ripley and three rats named Pickle, Booger, and Spud. You can find her on Twitter at
@danirat.
Art can be a coping mechanism through which we process our most difficult traumas. Through rape-revenge cinema (and therapy), I was able to finally confront my own painful experiences and stop blaming myself. Though many feminist critics deride the subgenre as misogynistic by default, rape-revenge movies can be a great form of catharsis.
by Danielle Ryan WARNING: The following exploration of themes contains major spoilers for The Last Jedi. Don't read if you haven't already seen the movie. Director Rian Johnson is no stranger to films about identity, as illustrated in films such as Looper and The Brothers Bloom.
Jordan Peele's directorial debut, , subverts and explores horror tropes in the process of delivering scathing social commentary. Critics and audiences alike can't stop talking about the film and the way it handles racism, both systematic and personal. There is so much more to than just a dissection of race relations, however.
I woke up on November 9, 2016 and checked my phone to find out if the world had changed. I went to bed not knowing who won the presidential election, the anticipation having given me a panic attack. When I saw that our country had somehow elected a man who bragged about sexual assault, something cracked deep within me.
David Cronenberg's Videodrome (1983) is a study in sexuality, gender, and masochism. The film tells the story of a television producer, Max Renn (James Woods), who is looking for the next big thing in entertainment. He discovers a pirate channel called Videodrome that depicts genuine violent...
Researchers have found dozens of new genes that may play a role in causing autism, according to two studies published in the medical journal Nature.
The effects of this sexist mentality are insidious. Women are afraid to speak out about sexual harassment or assault because they're worried about being labeled as "the one who brought (insert creep here) down." Speaking up for yourself is dangerous. It can get you labeled as a bitch or worse, and people are more likely to believe the perpetrator anyway.
Sunday's episode of upset a lot of people. Fans of the show and parental watchdog groups were outraged at the horrific violence portrayed on their television sets. Many fans called this episode the last straw, their desire to watch finally overrun by being unable to withstand any more of the show's savagery.
