Molly Ringwald, Megan Fox, Emma Stone, Sydney Sweeney

Girls Will Be Anything But Themselves: An Exploration of Teenage Girls on Film

By: Jennifer Maxwell
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Exploring the identity crisis trope of teenage girls on film.

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Two young women lay on a bed together. The woman on the left has darker skin and brunette hair, laying on her side. She has one arm wrapped around the second woman, who is blonde and wearing a white collared shirt. Various cables can be seen behind them.

VIFF 2021 REVIEW: How ‘The Scary of Sixty-First’ (2021) Red Pills its Audience

By: Jennifer Maxwell
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New wave body horror goes IRL in Dasha Nekrasova’s impressive directorial debut.

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A man wearing a dark blue shirt smiles while riding a bicycle, which is seen from just the handlebars. Oil refineries and greenery can be seen behind him.

VIFF 2021 REVIEW: ‘Red Rocket’ (2021) Reinvents The Hero’s Journey

By: Jennifer Maxwell
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Sean Baker’s successfully tackles the anti-hero’s journey in his new dramedy Red Rocket.

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Image is from the film 'Melancholia' (2011). In front of a pink, cloudy sky that is lined with trees, a young woman holds her hands up. Lightning is erupting from her fingertips.

‘Melancholia’ (2011) and How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Planet

By: Jennifer Maxwell
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How Lars Von Trier portrays mental illness as a superpower in Melancholia.

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This image is from Mulholland Drive. Betty daydreaming overlaid with Los Angeles Palm Trees

‘Mulholland Drive’ (2001) and the Artifice of the American Dream

By: Jennifer Maxwell
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How David Lynch tricks the audience and dismantles the American Dream in Mulholland Drive.

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