Image from the TV Show 'The Boys'. A group of seven superheroes walk towards the camera. The backdrop behind them is a city covered by red and blue smoke.

‘The Boys’: A Critique on the Consumption of the Superhero Genre

By: Nuha Hassan
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The Boys is an absurd yet satirical superhero series that discusses issues that are culturally and politically relevant in real-life.

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REVIEW: ‘Brittany Runs a Marathon’ (2019) Gets Tripped Up in Several Fat Girl Transformation Story Cliches

By: Thalia Castro
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“In trying to tread the line between being fat inspiration porn and an uplifting story about body positivity, director Paul Downs Colaizzo delivers a conventional makeover movie in his first feature film.” Brittany Runs a Marathon tells the story of Brittany Forgler (Jillian Bell), a slightly overweight, predominantly directionless 28-year-old woman as she trains to…

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