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Keanu Reeves, as Neo in The Matrix Resurrection, in a long black coat and inside of a warehouse.

Please, Take the Blue Pill: "The Matrix Resurrections" Review

by Grace Lavery
December 22, 2021 at 3:45pm
Down the rabbit hole goes Thomas Anderson and so, therefore, must we, into “The Matrix Resurrections.” Read more »
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Web of Cries: “Spider-Man: No Way Home” Opens up the Multiverse to Explore Grief

by Olivia Zayas Ryan
December 22, 2021 at 2:48pm
Spider-Man: No Way Home shows that—no matter what magic or powers you have—grief impacts us all. Read more »
Jerrie Johnson as Tye, Meagan Good as Camille, Grace Byers as Quinn, and Shoniqua Shandai as Angie in Harlem. The four women sit around a circular table in a vibrant, crowded restaurant, some dancing in their seats.

“Harlem” Could’ve Offered Escapism. Instead, its Black Characters Are Woefully Unoriginal

by Nylah Burton
December 22, 2021 at 11:20am
The new show makes confusing choices that deliver woefully unoriginal Black characters.  Read more »
Lady Gaga, as Patrizia Reggiani, in a red dress at a masquerade event in House of Gucci.

Femme Fatale: The Allure of the “House of Gucci” Antiheroine

by Vanessa Willoughby
December 7, 2021 at 10:04am
This story is not about the downfall of magnificent men, it’s about the tragedy of a woman who flew too close to the sun. Read more »
Knives Chau has a choppy bob haircut with a blue streak. She has a purple outline against a turquoise background. Bold black text says “Episode 3 The Asian Hair Streak"

Feminist-ish: The “Cool” Asian Hair Streak Trope

by Marina Watanabe
December 2, 2021 at 12:49pm
In its most egregious examples, the “cool” Asian hair streak trope is used to camouflage underwritten characters who lack personality.  Read more »
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Man Down: "The Power Of the Dog" Is a Brutal Meditation on Masculinity

by Jourdain Searles
December 1, 2021 at 8:41am
Jane Campion’s new film explores what makes a man, and what traps him. Read more »
Actor Will Smith in his role as Richard Williams, pushing his daughters Venus (portrayed by Saniyyah Sidney), and Serena (Demi Singleton) in a cart full of tennis balls on a court

Double Down: "King Richard" Is an Ode to the Power of Believing in Black Girls

by Dara Mathis
November 22, 2021 at 1:58pm
“King Richard” succeeds in drawing us to root for the Williams family to beat the odds against them—the specter of both genteel and bloody racism, the gang violence that threatens their neighborhood. Read more »
"Sort Of" creator and star Bilal Baig in their role as Sabi Mehboob

Rare Delight: : "Sort Of" Is a Refreshingly Complex Take on Nonbinary Life

by s.e. smith
November 18, 2021 at 10:45am
What makes Sort Of work is its exploration of a nesting series of communities; one is diverse and queer, featuring people of a variety of genders and sexualities who move fluidly through each other’s lives in a way that highlights the rapid diversification of the LGBQT community... Read more »
A purple graphic featuring an cut-out image of Arya Stark smirking in leather armor with a sheathed sword at her side. Bold black text says “Episode 2 The Little Miss Badass”

Feminist-ish: The “Little Miss Badass” Trope

by Marina Watanabe
November 18, 2021 at 9:00am
The trope itself is powerful because audiences also often perceive young women as vulnerable and nonthreatening, and the reveal that a character is secretly a Little Miss Badass subverts their own expectations of the narrative. Read more »
Tina Fey as Liz Lemon is smiling with an embarrassed expression against a yellow background. Black letters with orange accents say “Episode 1 The Straw Feminist”

Feminist-ish : The Straw Feminist Trope

by Marina Watanabe
November 11, 2021 at 12:07pm
Welcome to Feminist-ish: a video series deconstructing the feminist-adjacent tropes that we love to hate. Read more »

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by Erica Thomas
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