Amanda Steele, Author at The Mary Sue

Amanda Steele

Amanda Steele is a freelance entertainment journalist who splits her time between Salt Lake and NYC. Her work has appeared in <em>Screenrant, Culturess, The Beat,</em> and many more. She would definitely die for Captain America.

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Joe and Nicky in Netflix's The Old Guard.

The Old Guard’s Queer Representation Should Be a Wake-up Call for Big Studios

While major movie studios might make lots of excuses for their lack of LGBTQIA+ representation, and it might seem like the norm, the mold is finally being broken in other places. With most theaters still closed and very few new films releasing in them, more people than ever are watching streaming content, and Netflix’s The Old Guard put Disney (including Marvel and Star Wars), Warner Bros., and others to shame by showing just how easy queer representation in genre films can be.

Bucky Barnes in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

Will Disney Try to Rid Bucky of Queer Subtext in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier?

After Avengers: Endgame had Steve leaving Bucky behind, many fans of these two characters are a bit nervous about what the series has in store for the MCU’s most subtextually queer character.

Rey talks to Kylo Ren in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

Shipping Discourse: Do Ships Need to Be Unproblematic?

Recently, shipping and harassment have come to the forefront again as a topic after the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

Joe Exotic in "Tiger King"

What the Meme-Filled Tiger King Buzz Misses: Abuse of People and Animals in the Exotic Pet Trade

While making jokes can be cathartic in such difficult times, and even heavy subject matter can be entertaining, the most important takeaways from Netflix's Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness documentary seem to have gotten lost in the shuffle.

Avengers: Endgame and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker posters.

Why Did Avengers: Endgame Get a Pass for the Same Problems Rise of Skywalker Had?

Sticking the landing on endings for huge franchises is never simple, and inevitably, many storylines will be dropped along the way and many questions will be left unanswered. But, despite both having glaring plot holes or plot contrivances in order to reach the desired outcomes, Endgame generally enjoyed a positive response, while Rise of Skywalker did not.