Kristen O'Neal
Quirk Books
New York, NY, United States
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Past articles by Kristen:
Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses
Teen Wolf meets Emergency Contact in this sharply observed, hilarious, and heartwarming debut young adult novel about friendship and the hairy side of chronic illness. → Read More
Love And Observation In PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE
On watching and being watched. → Read More
A Carol for the Despairing
Penned during the Civil War, Longfellow's "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" is a carol for our age. → Read More
This Weird Online Fiction About Football Is Also a Crash Course in Empathy
"17776" broke new ground in digital publishing a year ago, and its message is more important than ever → Read More
CLOAK & DAGGER Review: “First Light” And “Suicide Sprints”
A slow start gives way to a satisfying drama pulled taut by the performances of its yin-yang leads. → Read More
THE END OF THE F***ING WORLD Review: Much More Than What It Looks Like
A brutal dark comedy that reveals itself as something authentic and beautiful. → Read More
EVERTHING SUCKS! Isn’t Perfect, But It Certainly Doesn’t Suck
The show relies on the '90s nostalgia factor, but it’s strongest when centered on its four protagonists. → Read More
Behind the Scenes: COCO’s New Technology
That’s a lot of lights. → Read More
MARSHALL Review: This Classic Courtroom Drama’s Something Of A Mixed Bag
A winning period piece doesn't quite stick the landing. → Read More
THE GOOD PLACE Is As Unpredictable As We Are
And that's what makes it work. → Read More
A First-Hand Look Inside Pixar’s COCO
It takes a village to make a movie. → Read More
Kevin Feige Discusses SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING And His Long History With The Character
Also, what's next for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. → Read More
SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING’s Tony Revolori Talks “Penis Parker” And Being A New Kind Of Bully
Flash Thompson speaks. → Read More
SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING REVIEW: Third Time’s A Charm
Marvel's heartfelt and wonderfully down to Earth approach to Spider-Man is a winner. → Read More
THE HANDMAID’S TALE Episode 9: The Bridge
“We” is stronger than “you” – but sometimes, it’s not strong enough. → Read More
THE HANDMAID’S TALE Episode 8: “Jezebels”
Things remain slow while heading into the home stretch. → Read More
THE HANDMAID’S TALE Review: Episode 7 “The Other Side”
This week’s episode of The Handmaid’s Tale doesn’t pick up where it left us last episode, but it makes sense: we go back to the opening scene of the show to find out exactly what happened to Luke and how he survived. It’s a nice change of pace – June’s/Offred’s arc is compelling, but it’s also exhausting, so it was nice to be able to catch your breath with some (mostly) physical peril. It also… → Read More
Check Out The LOGAN NOIR Q&A
Hugh Jackman, James Mangold and producer Hutch Parker discuss the Black & White version of LOGAN. → Read More
THE HANDMAID’S TALE REVIEW: Episode 6 “A Woman’s Place”
Help us, Mexico… you’re our only hope? → Read More
THE HANDMAID’S TALE Review: Episode 5 “Faithful”
This week, The Handmaid’s Tale ramped up both June’s relationship with the men in the household and the idea of a building revolution. Twinning these plotlines in this episode was smart – leaning too heavily on the male characters in a world like this isn’t really going to fly. The Commander, clearly trying to construct an intimacy between himself and June that can never exist, has invited her… → Read More