Why, 25 Years Later, ‘Clueless’ (1995) Remains Our Smartest Jane Austen Adaptation

By: Bailey Herdé
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When Jane Austen began work on her 1815 novel, Emma, she predicted that her heroine would be one “whom no one but myself will much like.” It’s true that Emma Woodhouse, being “handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and a happy disposition,” moving through her provincial life “with very little to distress or…

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The poster for The Half of It. Paul (left) and Ellie (right) stare at the blurred out figure of Aster who is directly in front of them.

‘The Half Of It’ (2020): How to Craft Coming-of-Age for LGBTQ+ Youth

By: RaeAnn Quick
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For audiences to see themselves beyond every awkward misstep of their own teenage years, and instead be swept into an idealized adolescence is more than refreshing; it is needed.

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REVIEW: ‘Psych 2: Lassie Come Home’ (2020) Has Matured, But Not Too Much

By: Bailey Herdé
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Long-time fans will thoroughly enjoy Lassie’s triumphant return and feel like they, too, are coming home.

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Three characters sit in a parked car. Jimmy lights a cigarette from the driver's seat. Gino sits in the passenger seat, while his sister Che lectures him from the middle backseat.

REVIEW: ‘Stationary’ (2020) is a Unique Take on a Commonly Told Story

By: Alina Faulds
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Set mostly within the claustrophobic confines of a parked car, writer-director Louis Chan presents the story of a pair of reunited friends.

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Top of the Docs #28 – Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks (2002)

By: Joel Whitaker
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Rather than poring over details or embedding the audience, Frederick Wiseman’s films provide damning evidence of brutal acts of violence perpetrated against the most vulnerable in society.

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This image is is from the film Dogs Don't Wear Pants. It is a close up of a woman, who looks down amongst a shroud of darkness.

REVIEW: ‘Dogs Don’t Wear Pants’ (2019) is a Twisted Tale Suspended in Time

By: Lily Morgan
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Finnish director J.-P. Valkeapää’s deadly fairytale offers a gripping take on the subject by weaving pain and desire together in a neon-lit time capsule.

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‘Ticked-Off Trannies with Knives’ (2010): Flipping the Script for Trans Women in Horror

By: Jenni Holtz
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Perfectly imperfect and wonderfully cheesy, Ticked-Off Trannies With Knives actively pushes back on the rarely questioned trope of trans women as murderers in a wildly entertaining way. The campy classic highlights the issues with the treatment of trans women on and off the silver screen while making trans women the vigilante heroes of the story in a fight against transphobic attackers.

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A Love Letter to the Superhero Genre: ‘Sky High’ (2005) 15 Years Later

By: Shania Russell
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Especially in times of stress, there’s comfort in the familiar—and in the current world of movies, there’s nothing more familiar than superheroes. Fifteen years later, although Sky High (2005) is unmistakably of a different era, the movie wears its age very well.

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REVIEW: Oversaturated Writing is the Weakest Aspect of ‘The Kissing Booth 2’ (2020)

By: Alina Faulds
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The Kissing Booth 2 is a prime example of a time where the streaming giant should have left a lot more on the cutting room floor.

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