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Veronica Phillips

Veronica Phillips is a film, television, and culture writer. She is a regular contributor to Film Daze and Film Cred, with previous pieces appearing in Catapult, Polygon, and Girls on Tops among others.
Screen-Shot-2022-10-18-at-9.32.40-AM ‘Jackass: The Movie’: 20 years later, the era of the teenage dirtbag lives on, concussions be damned

‘Jackass: The Movie’: 20 years later, the era of the teenage dirtbag lives on, concussions be damned

Veronica Phillips October 19, 2022
The Jackass film franchise is now twenty years old. With four films under their belt (plus three extra bonus feature films and a handful of... Read More
Screen Shot 2022-08-11 at 10.19.55 AM ‘Superbad’ at 15: Still a stupid, fantastic cinematic coming-of-age gift [Retrospective]

‘Superbad’ at 15: Still a stupid, fantastic cinematic coming-of-age gift [Retrospective]

Veronica Phillips August 12, 2022
To pick an all-time favorite high school film is a deeply personal process, perhaps more so than other film genres. No one makes it out... Read More
ruby sparks Merrick Morton - © 2012 - Fox Searchlight ‘Ruby Sparks’ retrospective: How the 10-year old quirky writer fantasy still feels topical in the way we talk about power, art, muses and love

‘Ruby Sparks’ retrospective: How the 10-year old quirky writer fantasy still feels topical in the way we talk about power, art, muses and love

Veronica Phillips July 22, 2022
The titular character of Ruby Sparks first appears in a dream. In the midst of a crippling, neurotic, self-serving writer’s block, the acclaimed novelist Calvin... Read More
THBY_S3_UT_308_210827_SAVJAS_00061_1_thumb ‘The Boys’ recap: “Bring Your Son to Work Day” (Season 3 Finale)

‘The Boys’ recap: “Bring Your Son to Work Day” (Season 3 Finale)

Veronica Phillips July 8, 2022
The final episode of this season of The Boys is a continuous splintering of ideals, a general sense of divisiveness. The episode begins with two... Read More
THBY_S3_UT_307_210816_SAVJAS_00085_1_thumb ‘The Boys’ recap: “V is for Vendetta” (Season 3 Episode 7)

‘The Boys’ recap: “V is for Vendetta” (Season 3 Episode 7)

Veronica Phillips July 1, 2022
The Boys are continuing their quest to check off members of Soldier Boy’s hit list. This time, they’re after the mind controlling Mindstorm (Ryan Blakely),... Read More
THBY_S3_UT_306_210521_SAVJAS_00145_1_thumb ‘The Boys’ recap: “An Orgasm Story” (Season 3 Episode 6)

‘The Boys’ recap: “An Orgasm Story” (Season 3 Episode 6)

Veronica Phillips June 24, 2022
A cut-and-dry recap of the first twenty or so minutes of the most recent episode of The Boys is easy enough. The cold open is... Read More
THBY_S3_UT_305_210709_PANPAN_0084_1_thumb-1 ‘The Boys’ recap: “A Legend Among Us” (Season 3 Episode 5)

‘The Boys’ recap: “A Legend Among Us” (Season 3 Episode 5)

Veronica Phillips June 18, 2022
What matters most, to me, about this episode of The Boys is that they tapped into their most powerful and valuable asset — a collection... Read More
Screen Shot 2022-06-13 at 2.58.23 PM ‘Withnail & I’ retrospective: The queer cult classic that launched Richard E. Grant’s career turns 35

‘Withnail & I’ retrospective: The queer cult classic that launched Richard E. Grant’s career turns 35

Veronica Phillips June 15, 2022
Withnail & I is a throbbing hangover, the dirty, disgusting apartment you wake up to on a Sunday morning in your youth. It’s a cult... Read More
THBY_S3_UT_304_210426_SAVJAS_00112_1_thumb ‘The Boys’ recap: “Ass Kissing and Ass Kicking” (Season 3 Episode 4)

‘The Boys’ recap: “Ass Kissing and Ass Kicking” (Season 3 Episode 4)

Veronica Phillips June 11, 2022
It’s the midway season mark, and we’re at perhaps the peak of (often literally) shifting power in The Boys. As The Boys become increasingly determined... Read More
THBY_S3_UT_303_210415_SAVJAS_00258_1_thumb ‘The Boys’ recap: “#Homelight” (Season 3 Episode 3)

‘The Boys’ recap: “#Homelight” (Season 3 Episode 3)

Veronica Phillips June 3, 2022
Episode three of The Boys is an onslaught of the devastatingly unfair. The aftermath of Homelander’s ridiculous on-air birthday meltdown results not in punishment, but... Read More
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