Category: General
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Father’s Day Features from a Fatherless Child
Growing up without a dad, I got a lot of my fatherly advice from the prototypes I saw on the silver screen. It’s these characters and films that gave me a glimpse into a dynamic I had never known but also made me realize that I was missing out. Here are my top 10 paternal…
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‘Don’t Make Me Go’ — A Basic Story With The Year’s Most Heartbreaking Ending
‘Don’t Make Me Go’ is what you would expect, Wally and her father, Max, clash tremendously and don’t understand each other. Although, it’s very heartwarming.
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Lighthearted but Shallow: 1Up’s Take on Women in Gaming
In a post-Gamergate media landscape, it’s ambitious to have a film confront the harsh reactions to women in gaming from a comedic lens.
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Reconnecting with Hawaiian Culture in ‘Finding ‘Ohana’
A family adventure film that features Hawaiian culture with a representative director and a diverse cast.
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Living in The Real World in ‘Dog Gone Trouble’
A pampered dog who gets lost and has to learn to live on his own while being flexible with surroundings.
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12 Films Exploring the Complexity and Adventures of Growing Old
When most of us think about diversity in film, we usually think about three things: race, gender, and disabilities. However, there is a forgotten topic… age. These are 12 of the best films about growing old.
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‘The Princess’ — Hulu’s R-Rated Girlboss Royalty
Hulu continues its Summer releases with The Princess. This film follows the princess (yes, she is unnamed) as she attempts to escape her tower, refusing to be wed to a cruel man vying for the throne. Action-packed and snarky, this is a decently fun film if you need a fighting fix.
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‘Life & Beth’ and ‘Sort Of’ – Two New Series Bravely Lose The Labels
J Brooke, Incluvie Guest Columnist on ‘Life and Beth’ and ‘Sort of’: while living one’s truth is freedom, speaking it as a mandatory assignment can become captivity.
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Me and ‘My Best Friend Anne Frank’
This film is based off of The Diary of a Young Girl, which was written during the Holocaust period.
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‘June & Kopi’: Another Story about Friendship
An Indonesian film that brings strong representation of Asian descent in this heart-warming tale of a woman and her dog.