Marcy Cook, Author at The Mary Sue

Marcy Cook

Marcy (@marcyjcook) is writer with a nerd job that pays the bills, and she lives with far too many cats. She's trans, sex positive and has an ongoing sordid love affair with Lego. Those last two are not related… probably.

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Review: The Killing Joke Animated Movie

I was given the opportunity to watch DC Animation’s new movie, an adaptation of one of the most controversial comics of all time: The Killing Joke.

Ghostbusters Review: I Ain’t Afraid of No Women Being Excellent

Ghostbusters surpassed my expectations in every way. It was funny throughout, well paced, with no huge downswing. If I have one criticism about the movie's structure, it's that the ending falls slightly flatter than the rest; but as a huge fan of the 1984 Ghostbusters (it holds special childhood movie status with me), I have to say the 2016 movie is just as good as the 1984 movie. Sony has a hit on its hands.

Review: Finding Dory Makes a Splash, Is As Good If Not Better Than Finding Nemo

When approaching this review, all I needed to ask myself was--what would Dory do? She’d ignore the mediocre trailers, for a start; Finding Dory is as good as if not slightly better than Finding Nemo. It’s taken the heart of the first movie and ramped up the characters' personas, action and most importantly the emotions.

Minifiguring All My Feelings out About LEGO: My Problematic Fave

The Matrix poster featuring Neo, Trinity, and Morpheus

Decoding the Transgender Matrix: The Matrix as a Transgender Coming Out Story

A couple of days ago, I saw a video claiming that The Matrix was a transgender coming out film. I hadn’t watched The Matrix in years, but this struck a chord in me. It felt right. I found my old DVD of the movie and started live-tweeting the main transgender themes from the first Matrix movie. Let's go a bit more in-depth than 140 characters.

Emerald City Comicon Roundup 2016

I’m slightly dazed. This is in part because I have early onset con-crud, the unspecified cold or virus you pick up from being around sixty thousand people in a confined space. It's also in part because this year’s Emerald City Comic Con was fantastic for me. I’ve come away in high spirits having met many of the people I’ve been dealing for a long while through just email and Twitter, and I also met many new talented people I didn’t previously know about.

Transgender Rights Under Attack in America: Pushing Back Against the Wave of Discrimination

Individual rights are under attack, but not for everyone and not everywhere. This is aimed at transgender people in many places across the country where Republicans hold power. Kansas is trying to implement a law where cisgender citizens are awarded $2500 for catching a transgender person in what they see as the "wrong" bathroom. What could possibly go wrong if that’s enacted?

Catching Up With I Am Cait Season Two

I have a love-hate relationship with I Am Cait, yet I’m going to explain why this show really is still worth watching. However, I'll start this in a slightly unconventional way by talking about the many ways in which the show is just awful.

Looking at Real Trans Media in Her Story Episode Six

The sixth and final episode (wipes away a tear) opens with Violet waking a sleeping Allie. She’d stayed at Violet’s place to reassure Violet, because Mark had hit her. Allie’s a good friend.

Firewatch Review: A Great Game for (Emotionally) Mature Audiences

Remember the opening sequence of Up! and how the impact of that caught you off guard in a kids' film? I just had the same experience with Firewatch. Prepare for all the emotions during the opening sequence.