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Neighbors 2 full of the F word — no, the other F word
Christina Ulsh @stina_ulsh Another Point Grey Pictures flick, another surfeit of toilet humor, slapstick comedy and … what’s this? An undertaking in gender equality? Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising follows Shelby (Chloë Grace Moretz), who starts Kappa Nu when she learns sororities … Continue reading
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Tagged #bill cosby, #feminism, #rape culture, #zac efron, airbags, chloe grace moretz, neighbors 2 applies feminism to greek life, neighbors 2 offers lukewarm hypocritical feminism, Neighbors 2: sorority rising, right to party, Rose Byrne, Seth Rogen, the f word, the other f word
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The most important female characters of 2015
Something that escaped mention in the previous year-end post is that 2015 was also a fantastic year for women in film, filled with strong characters and stronger economic motivations to serve a female audience. Given that I completely forgot about it … Continue reading
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Tagged #Alicia Vikander, #brie larson, #bryce dallas howard, #charlize theron, #daisy ridley, #dakota johnson, #domhnal gleeson, #ex machina, #feminism, #fifty shades of grey, #fury road, #jamie dorman, #john boyega, #jurassic park, #jurassic world, #mad max, #masculism, #Oscar Isaac, #prattprattpratt, #rape culture, #room, #star wars, #the force awakens, #tom hardy, #we are not things, #wheresrey
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A cappella is the worst
Any time “regionals” is a key word in a story’s plot, that’s a bad sign. It’s what sunk the first montage-tastic Pitch Perfect, and even though they replace it with “worlds,” the same mechanic applies in the sequel. Due to a wardrobe … Continue reading
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Tagged #acapella, #adamdevine, #annakendrick, #arrestedevelopment, #davidcross, #drseuss, #elizabethbanks, #feminism, #furyroad, #haileesteinfeld, #hotpursuit, #keeganmichaelkey, #keyandpeele, #madmax, #pitchperfect, #pitchperfect2, #racism, #rebelwilson, #sexism, #womandirector, #womeninhollywood, #wrokaholics
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Fury Road may be the best action movie ever made
People are calling Mad Max: Fury Road the best action movie of the year, and that’s a little short-sighted. We probably ought to be thinking about it as the best action movie of the decade, or century so far. This sounds … Continue reading
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Tagged #feminism, #furyroad, #georgemiller, #lordoftherings, #madmax, #melgibson, #rape, #sexslavery, #starwars, #tomhardy
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