White Rose of Avalon

Film

  • Movie Suggestions for When You Want to Feel Like a Swan Maiden

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is another list of film recommendations to evoke a certain feeling, this time I am focusing on films that make you feel like a Swan Maiden!   I have broken this list of seven films into two sections, those inspired by Swan Lake…

  • ‘Labyrinth Tarot Deck’ Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a Tarot Thursday review of the Labyrinth Tarot Deck written by Minerva Siegel and with art by Tomas Nijo.   Regular readers may be aware that the 1986 Jim Henson film Labyrinth, starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly, has been one of…

  • Galadriel, Elven Queen of Middle-Earth

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post is about Galadriel, the Elven Queen from The Lord of the Rings.   I thought this would be the ideal follow-up to last week’s post on Arwen.  However, I have to admit that this post will just scratch…

  • We Need to Talk About ‘Return to Oz’

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is about the 1985 Disney film Return to Oz and just how strange it is in the best ways possible!   I recently re-watched this film for the first time since High School, and wow, it is just as eerie as I remembered…

  • Arwen, Half-Elven Queen of Middle-Earth

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday is about Arwen, the Elven Queen from The Lord of the Rings.   Arwen embodies much of the classic Faery Queen energy, being a well-respected and beloved fixture at her father Elrond’s Court at Rivendell.    She is referred to…

  • Rose the Hat, Psychic Vampire Villainess

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday post is about Rose the Hat, the primary antagonist of Doctor Sleep.   I find Rose the Hat to be truly one of the scariest female horror villains, which is why I wanted to write about her.   After all,…

  • The Monstrous Feminine and the Moon Cycle

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is about the Monstrous Feminine and how it relates to the Moon cycle and, by extension, the menstrual cycle.   That is why I will be focusing on Mermaids and Female Werewolves! The Moon is so influential on the emotions of all people,…

  • Odette, the Swan Princess

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday is about Odette, the Swan Princess!   I decided to choose another fairytale character for this Femme Fatale Friday because I wanted to keep the fairytale theme going for one more day.   I absolutely adore Odette from Swan Lake…

  • My Ranking of the ‘X Trilogy’

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is my personal ranking of Ti West’s X Trilogy!   I finally got the chance to watch MaxXxine over the weekend, as it was added to HBO Max, so I knew I just had to do this post ranking the trilogy.   Without…

  • Unhinged Ballerinas in Film & the Dangers of Perfectionism

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is an examination of the use of Unhinged Ballerinas in film and how they are representations of the Dangers of Perfectionism!   In particular, I will be looking at the films Suspiria (both versions), The Red Shoes, and, most particularly, Black Swan.   …