Kelsey Widman grew up in northern Minnesota, where she once annoyed everyone on a family vacation by refusing to shut up about the Terminator time-travel paradox. She’s been starting arguments about and handing out unsolicited recommendations for books, movies, and TV shows for as long as she can remember. Unfortunately for future family vacations, getting an English degree only intensified these tendencies.
Whether it’s losing sleep over the depiction of loyalty in The Americans, dissecting the latest Marvel or Star Wars movie, or trying to keep up with the persistent tide of book-to-screen adaptations, you can expect an essay’s worth of opinions when you hear her say, “I have some thoughts about that . . .”
Kelsey currently lives in northeast Minneapolis, where she spends most of her time returning nearly overdue library books and trying to convince her cat, Fisher, to stop leaping at the blinds. In addition to her writing for Twin Cities Geek and working as a faculty assistant, she writes a book blog called A Little Book Shouting and cocreates a newsletter called Pop Culture Pen Pals. You can also find her starting arguments and handing out unsolicited recommendations on Twitter at @kelswid.
Websites
A Little Book Shouting
Pop Culture Pen Pals
Articles by Kelsey
- Nope Is Thrilling and Ingenious Blockbuster Filmmaking Jul 25, 2022
- Everything Everywhere All at Once Melds Humor and Emotional Resonance Apr 8, 2022
- Scream 2022 Lives Up to the Legacy Jan 13, 2022
- The Matrix Resurrections Is a Testament to the Power of Stories and the Necessity of Hope Dec 30, 2021
- West Side Story Melds the Best of Stage and Screen into Something Wonderful Dec 16, 2021
- House of Gucci Is Style over Substance, but It Does Style Very Well Nov 23, 2021
- The Last Duel Is a Surprisingly Nuanced Challenge Nov 22, 2021
- Dear Evan Hansen Is Musically On Key but Narratively Tuneless Nov 4, 2021
- The Green Knight Is a Refreshing, Enigmatic Take on Arthurian Legend Aug 27, 2021
- Plan B Builds Sheer Delight out of a Grim Reality Jul 15, 2021
- The Woman in the Window Is a Foggy Story with Some Transparent Problems May 19, 2021
- Minari Is a Nourishing Story of Family and Resilience Apr 23, 2021
- Nomadland Is a Moving Depiction of a Migratory Life Mar 9, 2021
- One Night in Miami Is an Absorbing Imagining of a Friendship among History Makers Jan 22, 2021
- Promising Young Woman Is a Thrilling and Thoughtful Dissection of Rape Culture Jan 17, 2021
- Herself Is a Moving Narrative of Community and Resilience Jan 8, 2021
- Mank Is a Meandering Commentary on Hollywood’s Past and Present Dec 13, 2020
- Rebecca Is a Bafflingly Disappointing New Adaptation of an Old Classic Nov 1, 2020
- Unpregnant Is a Heartwarming Teen Buddy Comedy with a Serious Core Sep 28, 2020
- Unhinged Is as Blunt and Incomprehensible as the Violence It Depicts Aug 21, 2020
- Mrs. America Merges Historical Spectacle with Intimate Drama Jul 28, 2020
- Shirley Is a Fascinating Film Experiment Jul 19, 2020
- The High Note Sings a Catchy, Heartfelt Tune Jun 15, 2020
- Little Fires Everywhere Never Quite Reaches a Blaze May 24, 2020
- Selah and the Spades Is Spellbindingly Suspenseful Apr 16, 2020
- Never Rarely Sometimes Always Is a Moving Testament to the Necessity of Abortion Access Apr 12, 2020
- Plus One Is a Delightful Addition to the Wedding Rom-Com Genre Apr 2, 2020
- Emma Is as Handsome, Clever, and Rich as Its Heroine Feb 28, 2020
- The Invisible Man Has Great Ideas but Uneven Follow-Through Feb 27, 2020
- Downhill Wobbles Rather than Glides Feb 13, 2020
- Birds of Prey Is Just as Fantabulous as Promised Feb 6, 2020
- You’s Second Season Is Almost as Captivating as Its First Jan 30, 2020
- Parasite Brilliantly Unites Suspense and Class Commentary Jan 24, 2020
- Underwater Ultimately Underwhelms Jan 10, 2020

