The PettyCoat Chronicles This is The PettyCoat Chronicles, a column by Natasha Oladokun that investigates our culture’ love of historical dramas.

The Occult, Fear, and Crises of Faith in ‘The Witch’

According to ‘The Witch,’ there’s no surer way to invite evil in than by being reckless enough to try to play God.

Oct 27, 2022
‘Ammonite’ Isn’t a Lesbian Romance, But It Is About Intimacy

This movie is not a romance. I’ve watched it over and over again, wanting it to be, but I don’t think it is one—at least in a conventional sense.

Dec 01, 2021
‘Bridgerton’ Is a Gilded Failure of Imagination

Whiteness, not a fantasy, is what grants the Black English aristocracy its legitimacy in this fictional world.

Jan 25, 2021