Category: Movie
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Cheaper By the Dozen: a 2022 Family-Comedy Remake
A 2022 remake of the previous films of the same name, but with a more diverse cast, increasing representation and diversity.
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Escape The Field Fails to Escape The Crowded Field
Escape The Field is a serviceable horror thriller. The characters are easier to remember as horror character tropes. As I wrote this review, I only remembered the characters by their tropes: #FinalGirl, #Everyman, #Badass, #MeanB*/SexyGirl, #Realist/BlackLesbian, and #TheNerd.
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Lucy and Desi: A Unique Insight into Television’s Strongest Partnership
Desi’s “straight man” to Lucy’s playful exuberance subverted people’s expectations of what a Latino man could be and added respect and nuance to the way onscreen marriages between men and women were portrayed.
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Like Stars on Earth Talks About Dyslexia
Like Stars on Earth is a representative movie that talks about dyslexia to young audiences and why it is important in today’s generation.
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Reclaiming Wanda for the Women: The Female Gaze in ‘Multiverse of Madness’
The most divisive character in Multiverse of Madness is undoubtedly Wanda Maximoff. Is she good or evil? Is she “unlikeable?” I’m tired of the debate. I love Wanda because she’s for us—she’s for the women.
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‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’: MCU Character Highlights and Easter Eggs
America is the crux of the storyline: she is the only person in existence with the power to jump between universes. As central as America is to the Multiverse of Madness story, she somehow didn’t get that much to do.
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‘Stargirl’ Shows Self Expression Among Teenagers
Self expression among teenagers is explored in the live adaptation of Jerry Spinelli’s novel of the same name.
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Taylor Swift: Reputation Stadium Tour
Taylor Swift dazzles many fans with remixes of her country and pop singles in her Reputation Stadium concert tour, becoming a successful concert film.
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‘Happening’ Explores the Horrors of Abortions Being Illegalized
I have no idea how getting an abortion is still not a basic right at this point, but that means the fight is far from over. So, films like Happening are ever-relevant.
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The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes… It’s All Been Heard Before
The film basically says she was a lost cause from the start. We don’t get a sense of who Marilyn was.