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This is Us: In Jordan Peele’s New Film, the Tormentors Look All Too Familiar
Us is a film about the ways we can be complicit in the suffering of others without even knowing it.
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Higher, Further, Faster: “Captain Marvel” Aims for the Stars
Carol Danvers is a badass. This is a fact, not an opinion.
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Big as Life: “Shrill” Upends Pop Culture’s Fat Narrative
Aidy Bryant brings humor and positivity to a role that could have easily fallen into stereotype with a lesser actress.
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Reality Check: What Gets Left on “Queer Eye’s” Cutting-Room Floor?
Narratives outside of those constructed and aired by Netflix suggest much more meaningful interactions took place during filming.
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10 Women’s Sports Stories That Would Make Great Films
ESPN series 30 for 30 is excellent—but covers almost only dudes. Here are some female athletes they should feature.
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5 Documentaries to Watch for Women’s History Month (Or Any Month)
Netflix and learn, y’all.
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How “The Sopranos” Changed Therapy On TV
The Sopranos’ willingness to suggest the necessity of therapy in men’s lives reverberated in popular culture.
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“Destroyer” Hides Darkness Under Layers of Prosthetics
Erin Bell is the kind of tragic Hollywood cop most often portrayed by men.
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Her Neck, Her Back: The Past and Future of Women’s Orgasms Onscreen
Images of female pleasure are threatening because of the link between sex and power and the gender binary that defines men as sexual conquerors and women as their prizes.
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And the Oscar Goes To...: Cisgender Nominees Who Identify As Male or Female
This is not an issue unique to the Oscars.
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