Tag: Women in Film
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Whitest Season: Privilege Comes First in ‘Happiest Season’
TW: Racism, Ableism / Spoilers Below After years of being plagued with Hallmark’s wonderbread, puritanical, heterosexual holiday fun, it was refreshing to finally have a Christmas movie that is not about a middle-class (though sometimes royalty if you’re lucky enough to be Vanessa Hudgens or Ben Lamb) straight relationship where they overcome an instant hatred…
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‘Booksmart’ Movie Review: A Fun Coming-of-Age Comedy
Wilde’s coming-of-age comedy directorial debut is simultaneously hilarious and entertaining, and remarkably heartfelt and relatable.
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“The Whiteboard” Review: A Little to No Dialogue Film With Characters that tell an Endearing LGBTQ Story.
Kat Wahlen’s The Whiteboard tells, or rather shows, a delightful love story between two young women who meet in detention.
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“Subject to IX” Movie Review: Discussing the Hard Truth About How Colleges Handle Title IX Cases.
Joann Kohng’s Subject to IX tells the heartbreaking truth of the Title IX rules that colleges abide by.
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‘Carol’ Movie Review: A Gorgeous LGBTQ+ Romance
The 1950s lesbian romance is stunning, emotional, restrained, and, simply put, one of the best movies I’ve ever seen depicting a woman-loving-woman (WLW) relationship.
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‘A Quiet Place’ Review: One of the Best Modern Horror Movies
Jim Halpert directing a horror movie? I did not see this coming. A few days ago, news broke that A Quiet Place Part II has been pushed back yet again, leaving millions, including myself, devastated. Paramount postponed the film a third time, and now it will be released on September 17, 2021. To ease the pain, I decided to…
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East Side Sushi- Movie Review
So you know when Netflix is going to take down underrated films and they warn you? East Side Sushi will only be on Netflix until March 13 and if you haven’t seen it yet you should go watch it RIGHT NOW! East Side Sushi is the story of a Mexican mother/ very talented chef named…
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Building ‘Herself’ Back up After Psychological & Physical Trauma
A movie covering sensitive and serious topics is necessary in our world. This review of Amazon Studio’s Herself contains spoilers — proceed with caution! Herself is directed by Phyllida Lloyd, best known for directing Mamma Mia! and The Iron Lady, and written by Malcolm Campbell and the star of the film, Clare Dunne. The film illustrates the life of a single mother who struggles to…
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Movie Review: Sofia Coppola’s ‘On the Rocks’
The film does not add anything to its own conversation or genre, and falls flat once it’s about to end and must declare some sort of conclusion.
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‘Water Lilies’ and the Journey of Identity – Movie Review
A gentle coming of age story, Water Lilies takes its time in exploring what it’s like to be a young girl trying to make sense of her sexuality in a heteronormative world.