Sezín Devi Koehler

Sezin Devi Koehler is a multiracial Sri Lankan/Lithuanian American, and author of upcoming 'Much Ado About Keanu: Toward a Critical Reeves Theory' (September 2024, Chicago Review Press). Her bylines also include Entertainment Weekly, Scalawag Magazine, Teen Vogue, Tasteful Rude, and many others. You can also find her on Twitter ranting about politics (@SezinKoehler), Instagramming her newest art creations and lowkey cosplays (@zuzudevikoehler), and microreviewing horror movies on Facebook (@SezinDeviKoehler).

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In 1986 Keanu Reeves’ ‘Brotherhood of Justice’ Promoted Cop-Free Schools

[The social justice message of demilitarized school zones in 1986 was way ahead of its…

Who Gets to Be an Antihero: A Primer on White Devilry in Visual Media

The white antihero is a cornerstone of white supremacy in visual media, setting a backdrop for law enforcement leniency in real life that doesn’t extend to communities of color.

Review: These Violent Delights Have Survivalist Ends in ‘Westworld’ Season 4

Westworld’s fourth season continues deepening the fantastic worldbuilding while meditating on what it really means to be human.

Review: ‘Orphan: First Kill’ is a Campy Slasher Prequel With Uncomfortable Shades of Ableism

Orphan: First Kill departs from the serious tone of the original, and offers no new insight into how its titular character becomes who she is.

Review: ‘Prey’ Honors Indigenous Knowledge and Resilience, But We Can’t Ignore Anti-Blackness Inherent in the ‘Predator’ Framework

‘Prey’ is a mixed bag when it comes to Indigenous and Black representation and inclusion on screen.

It Does Not Belong in a Museum: Indiana Jones’ Colonizer Legacy

The Indiana Jones franchise leaves out vital historical facts about the USA’s own colonial influence, including how Jim Crow laws and slavery inspired the Nazis.

‘Flowers in the Attic: The Origin’ is the Nuanced Adaptation VC Andrews’ Fans Have Waited Decades to Experience

Lifetime’s Flowers in the Attic: The Origin is the rare case of an adaptation far surpassing the book.

The End of More Than Just Reproductive Rights in the USA

It’s not just a right to bodily autonomy that’s at stake as SCOTUS might next undo the right to contraception, gay relationships, and gay marriage too.

On its 35th Anniversary ‘Dirty Dancing’ Still Breaks the Mold on Realistic Abortion Representation

As Dirty Dancing has aged, the love story aspect actually becomes less and less interesting and what comes to the surface is how honest this movie is about the fact that people will always need access to abortions.

In Defense of Racebending ‘Cloud Atlas’ on Its 10th Anniversary

On its 10th anniversary, Cloud Atlas is humanism at its most poignant, and a manifesto in its own right about the power of love to change the world one soul at a time.