Veronica Phillips

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Veronica Phillips is a Los Angeles-based culture writer and critic who specializes in film, sexuality, and digital trends. She helms the gender and sexuality site High Femme and writes regularly at Film Daze, as...

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Predatory Sex and the Single Generation

Veronica Phillips / Truthdig Sep 25, 2026 While “Primetime” explores the heyday of “To Catch a Predator,” two new films show Gen Z taking a very different approach to dirty old men. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Film

Becoming Anthony Bourdain

Veronica Phillips / Truthdig Aug 6, 2026 A new biopic serves up a portrait of the chef as a young man. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Haruka Ayase, Rimu Kuwaki and Daigo Yamamoto in “Sheep in the Box.”

Film

Model Son

Veronica Phillips / Truthdig Jul 23, 2026 Hirokazu Kore-eda’s new film stars a heroic AI bereavement bot. Where’s ‘Black Mirror’ when you need it? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Film

Up Close, but Strictly Professional

Veronica Phillips / Truthdig May 5, 2026 “Modern Whore” is a stylized documentary about sex work and the people who do it. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Film

Another Day, Another Hollow ‘Reimagining’

Veronica Phillips / Truthdig Oct 29, 2025 Hulu's updated version of "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" offers little new or modern. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Arts & Culture

Mark of the (Mr.) Beast

Veronica Phillips / Truthdig Oct 17, 2025 New adaptations of prophetic Stephen King stories highlight the long, perverse tradition of “endurance” media, where suffering is the spectacle. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Have Your ID Card Ready

Veronica Phillips / Truthdig Aug 28, 2025 More websites are requiring proof of age and identity. Does that protect kids or grease the slipperiest slope of the internet? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )