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Dream Sequence: “To All the Boys” Ends Less Sugary Sweet Than It Began
The film ultimately lacks the essential nutrients of a satisfying conclusion.
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Is the Abortion Rights Movement Becoming a White Woman’s Story?
White girl protagonists become stand-ins for a “universal” experience.
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Preying on Predators: “Violation” Is a Measured Study of Rape-Revenge Hurt
Our protagonist is a martyr at her breaking point, someone who’s pushing through her limits to balance the scales of justice because she knows no one else will.
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“I Care a Lot” is Visceral Catharsis for Women’s Rage
There’s therapy to be found in these films.
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Homophobic Violence Mars the Romance of “The World to Come”
What the film lacks in any real, tangible chemistry between its leads, it makes up for in its excess of violence.
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Twisted Trauma: “Malcolm & Marie” Evaluates the Young, Female Muse
Marie is a muse without divine favor: She must know invisibility so that he might know its opposite.
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In Favor of the Queer Mediocrity of “Ammonite”
The film’s mapped-on queerness feels like a form of branding rather than a genuine endeavor.
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Switching Fears: “Freaky” Is an Empowering Body-Swap Horror Comedy
Freaky explores gender and body horror in a captivating (and extremely funny) way.
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“Wonder Woman 1984” Replaces Girl Power with Empty Platitudes
Although it tries, Wonder Woman 1984 struggles to speak to this moment and deliver a coherent message.
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Rescue Rom-Com: Sex Workers Reflect on the Fantasy of “Pretty Woman”
Pretty Woman is to real-life sex work what the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are to actual ninjas.
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