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Billie Eilish’s Documentary Closes the Gap Between Celebrities and Fans

Billie Eilish’s insular world is hardly unique—she bickers with her mother, is lectured by her father on the rules of the road in preparation for her first time driving alone,…

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Sapphic Love as a Sanctuary in “The World to Come”

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“Promising Young Woman” and Rape-Revenge Thrills

When a film is founded upon the idea of critiquing and dismantling rape culture, the viewer, especially a female viewer, shouldn’t spend the entire credits sequence feeling vulnerable and disturbed.…

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“Malcolm & Marie” Is a Horror Film: Black Trauma As Entertainment

Sam Levinson’s Malcolm & Marie depicts violence in a way many women can recognize: a simple argument escalates into abuse. When the eponymous lovers return home following the premiere of…

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Ironic Cynicism Falls Flat in “Death to 2020”

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16 Best Movies of 2020, According to Gen-Z Critics

I’ve always viewed film criticism—and really, the film industry in general—as behind an impenetrable sheen. The nepotism and sheer inaccessibility of both fields blinked bright red anytime I considered being…

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The Weirdness of “I’m Thinking of Ending Things”

“It’s not varnish. That’s not why it smells, you should know that… You don’t have to go. Forward. In time.” There are a lot of moments in Charlie Kaufman’s latest…

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“Birds of Prey”: The Fantabulous Emancipation of Women in Film

Before February 7th, you’d be hard-pressed to find an honest-to-God all-female action movie. Once every few years, a Charlie’s Angels or an Ocean’s 8 would come along, but none of…

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How “The Farewell” Helped Me Find My Way Home

“You’ll always have a home in Changchun.” I cried the day I landed in China, big, gasping sobs swallowing me whole in the middle of the airport. I think I’m…

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“Midsommar,” Perceptions of Male Sexuality, and The Quiet Around the Two

What I know about being born with a penis: you are expected to want to use it. If you’re born and raised as male, you are conditioned by the world…

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How “The Farewell” Helped Me Find My Way Home

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My Love-Hate Relationship with Email

Have You Thought About Your Neighbors Today?

How Capitalism Forces Us to Commodify Our Personal Lives

Don’t Call Rowing Blazers Founder Jack Carlson Preppy

“Midsommar,” Perceptions of Male Sexuality, and The Quiet Around the Two

My Love-Hate Relationship with Email

Have You Thought About Your Neighbors Today?

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