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Bloodlust: “Mayday” Is a Brutal, Irresistible Feminist Revenge Fantasy
Karen Cinorre delivers a bloody, cathartic thrill with Mayday.
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Words Fail: “Dear Evan Hansen” Is an Obvious Disservice to Mental-Health Representation
Corny and contrived, Dear Evan Hansen is an obvious disservice to mental-health representation.
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Bad Sport: “Squid Game” Exposes the False Rhetoric of “Choice” and “Resilience”
Resilience is admirable; challenging the system is intolerable.
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One-Inch Barrier: How Americans Watch Netflix’s “Squid Game” Matters
Americans really, really don’t like subtitles.
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Cop Out: “Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s” Finale Fails to Reckon with Its Pro-cop Legacy
Brooklyn Nine-Nine was, at heart, copaganda—a show that, in the midst of a growing real-life reckoning, made viewers feel good—or, if not good, better—about American policing.
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The Ends Justify the Screens: Why Onscreen AAPI Representation Simply Isn’t Enough
Within a few weeks of each other, scandals regarding racist production practices on both Kim’s Convenience and Shadow and Bone made headlines.
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All the Ladies in the House: “Impeachment: American Crime Story” Has a Woman Problem
A paper-thin portrait of political women leans into the prurient, and assumes the worst.
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“The White Lotus” Shines Its Tiki Torch on Settler Colonialism
The White Lotus looks to critique masculinity and its many toxicities.
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Summoning Yourself: The Role of Conjure in “Candyman”
Sometimes desire is layered with disbelief, but the summoner gets what they asked for regardless.
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Demon Seed: “False Positive” Treats Wombs as Receptacles for Terror
In each of these films, it’s the male ego that guides the doctors and fathers.
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