Tag: Women in Film
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Is it Really “Flipped” or is that the way it Should Have Been All Along?
In this heart-wrenching coming-of-age story, Bryce Loski (Callan McAuliffe) and Juli Baker (Madeline Carroll) encounter common struggles of the same event with different perspectives. Flipped was adapted from a stand-alone novel by Wendalin Van Draanen in 2010. This story starts off with a voice-over from Bryce, which already catches the audience’s attention. One could already…
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“Yes Day” Will Always be a Day to Remember
Clearly, in the end, Allison raised a responsible child because she knew that her “friend” was doing something that made her uncomfortable and turned away from her. No worries, Super mom was already one step ahead of her.
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I Can’t Believe I Just Now Heard of ‘Tangerine’; We Need More Narratives Representing Black Transgender Women
Films staring black transgender actresses/actors are few and far between, it’s refreshing to see a demographic represented in film that hardly gets any attention. This is especially important as the Black trans community has been shown in studies to face the highest level of discrimination amongst general trans and non-binary groups. That is why it’s so…
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‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’ Validates Damage of Mental and Emotional Abuse
Based off the book of the same name, ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’ (2018) follows teenager Cameron Post (Chloë Grace Moretz) after she is caught being intimate with another girl and then sent away to a gay conversion camp.
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Daphne – The Diamond of Netflix’s “Bridgerton”
Let’s dive into a hot new series that has already been confirmed for a second season! Netflix’s Bridgerton, adapted by Shonda Rhimes, was a hit as soon as it was released. Julia Quinn was the original author of the eight book series. Season two of Bridgerton will be centered around Anthony’s love life and how…
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‘The Half of it’ Handles its Presented Social Issues Thoughtfully
The social issues The Half of it takes on are handled well, between the antagonization brought on to Ellie for her race and the conflict that arises from her being gay. Both aspects of her character are built up over the course of the film and don’t seem abrupt or rushed. The film shows racism…
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Fall in Love With Anna Biller’s ‘The Love Witch’
“I’m always interested in exploring female fantasy, and the sexy witch is a loaded archetype that is simultaneously about men’s fears and fantasies about women, and women’s feelings of empowerment and agency. So whereas we are used to seeing the sexy witch or the femme fatale from the outside, I wanted to explore her from…
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‘Jack and Diane’ Review: Wasted Potential
The plot could’ve really been interesting if the elements of lycanthropy was integrated with perhaps the struggle of identity of being LGBTQ+. It’s an experience for so many that as they’re starting to realizing their true selves, they feel like a monster, especially if they come from unsupportive homes or communities. Instead, the horror and transformation elements…
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Reclaiming Her Body: “Jennifer’s Body” & Why We Need Diverse Storytellers
The height of subversive horror cinema is Jennifer’s Body. No, I will never budge on that. Yes, Cabin in The Woods is funny, Scream is very well made, and the Scary Movie franchise is …. there. But nothing is quite as satisfying as watching the teenage succubus that is Jennifer Check rip apart boys. In…
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“Coven of Sisters”: Church vs. Women
Witch trials were a widespread phenomenon in Europe and North America between the XVI and XIX centuries. Despite how ridiculous it may sound, a lot of people were condemned to death accused of witchery, especially women. The Holy Inquisition had opened a total of 125,000 processes during those years, and at least 59 people were…