Kira Deshler
School
Whitman College
The University Of Texas At Austin
Expertise
Scream Franchise, LGBTQ Film, TV Procedurals
- Kira's graduate thesis, Queer Female Fandom, won an award for Best Thesis or Report in her department at UT.
- She writes a popular Substack newsletter called Paging Dr. Lesbian, which is all about lesbian pop culture.
- She once interviewed several dozen people at a fan convention called ClexaCon about their experiences in fandom. It was held right next to the Hooters Hotel in Las Vegas.
Experience
Kira has long been fascinated by pop culture and why people love the things they love. Originally from Seattle, Washington, Kira studied Gender Studies and Film & Media Studies as an undergraduate and then moved to Austin, Texas in order to attend the University of Texas. She started her Substack newsletter in 2021 and began writing for Static Media in the same year, initially with Looper before moving to /Film.
Education
Kira Deshler received her Bachelor's from Whitman College, where she majored in Gender Studies and minored in Film & Media Studies. She received her Master's in Media Studies from the University of Texas at Austin.
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Stories By Kira Deshler
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Michelle Williams has come a long way from "Dawson's Creek" and is now considered one of her generation's finest actors. Here, we rank 14 of her best movies.
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Some horror movies are horrible and performed horrifically at the box office. These are the most expensive horror flops ever unleashed in theaters.
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Wiig's unique style of comedy earned her a devoted fanbase, but her work in indie dramas proves that she can take on serious roles, too - no pratfalls needed.
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Fans are very passionate about their favorite movies and TV shows, and sometimes that leads to actors fielding highly unusual and creepy requests.
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From "All About Evil" to "Poker Face," Natasha Lyonne has had an incredible career.
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John Wick is the best there is at what he does, and what he does isn't very nice. It is, however, extremely violent, as these brutal kills demonstrate.
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Lance Reddick made an indelible mark in every film and show he appeared in, whether he played good guys or villains. We look back at 12 of his best roles.
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Even when a movie is part of a franchise, it doesn't always follow the established continuity. Here are sequels that ignored the endings of the earlier films.
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With a best acting Oscar and a cult sci-fi TV hit, Rami Malek is a star on the rise. We're counting down his best work so far.
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Michelle Yeoh, Anne Parrilaud, Kim Ok-vin, and Geena Davis have kicked major butt on the big screen. Check out these 10 underrated female-led action movies.
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Shondaland has taken its fans on many bonkers and heartfelt thrill rides, and we're here to rank each series from best to worst.
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The "9-1-1" characters have faced all kinds of dramatic emergencies over the show's run, and here are the 14 best episodes of the series, ranked.