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      August 25, 2018

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      November 28, 2017
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      December 10, 2018

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      November 14, 2018
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      March 24, 2018

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      March 20, 2018
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      December 17, 2018

    • “We must be strong, and we must be brave”: Power and Young Women in ‘She-Ra and the Princesses of Power’

      December 15, 2018

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“Promises were never meant to keep”: The Failure of Traditional Relationships in ‘I Am Love’ and ‘A Bigger Splash’

Kaitrin TobinNovember 8, 2018
While many words can be used to describe the films of Luca Guadagnino, traditional isn’t one that typically comes to mind. Many of his films explore people tryi...
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How ‘Sierra Burgess is a Loser’ Could’ve Done Better

Abbi RugglesNovember 6, 2018
“Growing up's terrifying, I don’t know what I am.” The closing quote of the trailer for Sierra Burgess is a Loser sets a certain expectation for what sort of m...
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Review: ‘Private Life’ Is a Beautiful Portrait of Life’s Transitional Stages

Lauren LaMagnaNovember 4, 2018
We live in a world that celebrates success. It’s simple. The more you do and the younger you are when you do it, the more successful you are. Or at least appear...
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Review: ‘The Breaker Upperers’ is Loud, Funny, and Unapologetically Feminist

Laura VenningNovember 1, 2018
Like any good romantic comedy, The Breaker Upperers ends with a couple reunited. But in this film, co-directors, writers, and stars Jackie van Beek and Madeline...
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How the New ‘Halloween’ Evolves the “Final Girl” Trope

Kara HedashOctober 31, 2018
What makes a good horror movie? Surely, viewers enjoy scares that make them jump out of their seats, but there has to be more to it than that. When you consider...
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10 Horror Shorts to Get You into the Spooky Spirit

Toni StangerOctober 30, 2018
From mindless gory fun to clever psychological fear, horror is an incredibly diverse genre. It translates well into the short format too, managing to evoke fear...
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What Goes Bump in the Night?: Why Horror Films Should Keep Their Monsters in the Shadows

Michaela BartonOctober 28, 2018
A threatening creak of a distant floorboard. A thumping flutter of spooked birds taking flight. The score softens to an eerily suspicious lull, and with it, the...
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Review: ‘Shoplifters’ is a Multilayered Discussion of Poverty and Survival

Sara ClementsOctober 23, 2018
In Shoplifters, Hirokazu Kore-eda produces an emotional film that transports the audience into the confines of a claustrophobic, cluttered atmosphere; brimming ...
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Queer Archival Practice: Fanfiction and Family in ‘Velvet Goldmine’

Emily BartonOctober 20, 2018
In the second semester of my Master’s program, I greeted one of my professors in tears. The only out queer professor in the department, I told him, “I want to f...
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Review: ‘Thunder Road’ Is a Triumphant Vignette of Grief

Sara ClementsOctober 19, 2018
“Everyone grieves differently. Everyone's unique. There’s no right way or wrong way.” We are reminded of this as a long, single shot introduces us to Jim Arnaud...
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