I spoke with culture writer Soraya Roberts about the hyper-literate, captivating Queen of Gen X cool Winona Ryder. We spoke about Winona's incredible run from the late 80s to the late 90s, her tricky transition into more adult roles, the meta quality of her current work, and more.

Show Notes:

Soraya’s Website

Soraya’s Bluesky

Soraya’s article on Winona

Defector

Winona in the Criterion Closet

Mojo Nixon video Dr. Katz Professional Therapist – Episode with Winona Ryder

Tavi Gavinson interviewing Winona Ryder

Lucas (1986)

Beetlejuice (1988)

Heathers (1989)

Mermaids (1990)

Greer Garson Random Harvest (1942)

Timothy Leary

Square Dance (1987)

Jason Robards Jane Alexander

1969 (1988)

Reality Bites (1994)

Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)

Holden Caulfield

Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)

The Age of Innocence (1993)

The Crucible (1996)

Little Women (2019)

The Iceman (2012)

Alien: Resurrection (1997)

Girl, Interrupted (1999)

Susanna Kaysen

American Pie (1999)

Autumn in New York (2000)

Night on Earth (1991)

A Scanner Darkly (2006)

Black Swan (2010)

Gen X

My So-Called Life

Janeane Garofalo

The Winona Book

Great Balls of Fire! (1989)

Cher – The Shoop Shoop Song

Mr. Robot

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