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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Lost Girls vs. Lost Boys: The Case for ‘Fight Club’ on Its 21st Birthday

Fight Club
Lost Girls vs. Lost Boys: The Case for ‘Fight Club’ on Its 21st Birthday

“People are always asking me, did I know Tyler Durden,” the Narrator (Edward Norton) says…

12 Monkeys
25 Years Ago ’12 Monkeys’ Taught Us the Futility of Time Travel in a Pandemic

Prevention, not time travel, is the key to halting a viral contagion. “Five billion people…

Black Swan Movie
White Devilry in ‘Black Swan’ Marks Its 10th Birthday

Ballet and whiteness are inextricably linked, which adds another level of horror to Black Swan…

Blue Valentine
For 10 Years ‘Blue Valentine’ has Dismantled the Notion of Romantic Love

Blue Valentine is much more than just the movie that birthed the “Feminist Ryan Gosling”…

Wizard of Oz
The Key Message of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ is Fit for a Pandemic 81 Years Later

On August 25, 1939 Victor Fleming’s adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s beloved series The Wizard…

Now and Then
On its 25th Birthday, ‘Now and Then’ Resonates Differently as an Adult

Now and Then’s darker themes float to the surface 25 years later.

The Sixth Sense
On its 21st Birthday, ‘The Sixth Sense’ Reminds Us of the Competence of Children

This year 16-year-old environmental activist Greta Thunberg became the youngest Person of the Year in…

Gremlins
For 35 Years ‘Gremlins’ Has Warned of the Dangers of Cultural Appropriation

An inventor of wild gadgets can’t get his family just any old normal thing for…

Deep Diving into ‘Siren’ with Creators Emily Whitesell and Eric Wald

Disney Freeform’s Siren is one of the most surprising and magical stories to hit the…

‘The NeverEnding Story’ Remains Timeless in a Surprising Way on Its 35th Birthday

In a land and time not that far away, there once was a sweet, imaginative,…