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Sadly, Sia is Far From The First Person to Tokenize Autistic People
Sia’s response has made one thing clear: this film isn’t it.
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Seeking Humanity: “Ratched” Is a Queer Show That Explores Power and Violence
Ratched isn’t just a lesbian love story.
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Meaningless Mashup: “Holidate” Proves Netflix Hasn’t Nailed the Holiday Rom-Com
“Holidate” is a Hallmark-inspired movie for straight people who think saying words like “tits” makes them edgy.
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Shot to Pieces: “Pieces of a Woman” Is a New Take on a Well-Worn Trope
What does it mean to make an “authentic” film about tragedy?
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BitchWatch: 11 Scary (and Not-So Scary) Films to Watch This Halloween
Feminist horror is often overlooked, but we’re here to highlight some of our favorites.
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“Bad Hair” Makes a Tangled Mess of Black Women’s Woes
In his quest to create a fable about Black women’s hair, Justin Simien overlooks the actual function it plays in Black women’s lives.
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Pausing the Panic Button: Can Religious Scholarship Teach Media Literacy?
Moral panics about sexually disturbing or explicit media are hardly new or uncommon.
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Mind Interrupted: The Horrifying Manipulation of Black Women’s Psyches
The traumatic spectacles of these transformations often reveal so little about the interiority of the fictional Black women who experience them.
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BitchWatch: 15 Shows Feminists Should Watch This Fall
This list has it all, from scary shows to calming ones.
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Trauma Loop: “Antebellum” Mishandles Its Message
The film is fixated on racism as an act of overt violence, but racism is so monstrous because it can appear so deceptively normal.
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