Let the Bennetts Meet the Marchs: Sisterhood in ‘Pride & Prejudice’ (2005) and ‘Little Women’ (2019)

No one can fight like siblings and no one can forgive like siblings, and in this small sense, universalism may have a leg to stand on.

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‘Mistress America’ (2015): Lady Bird’s Almost-Sister and The Sense of Self

If we take a step back, it becomes obvious that Tracy is the classic Holden Caulfield type of unreliable narrator armed with the quick-witted social observations of a Baumbach script.

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The Feminism of Gracie Lou Freebush: ‘Miss Congeniality’ 20 years on

In 2000, Miss Congeniality slipped under the radar. Falling just short of 5th highest grossing film of its opening weekend, it received a mere 42% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a general consensus marked the film as altogether unexceptional.

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