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Did Nate Parker really rape that woman, and how much does it matter to you?
Editor’s note — this subject matter calls for some form of coping mechanism. Mine is flippancy and course language. I’m fucking serious. If you continue to read this, it’ll ruin your night. Graphic content warning. *** The U.S. as a culture, from … Continue reading
Room fantastic — and the sequel is, too!
The generous billboards for Room won’t tell you one very important thing — it’s actually a double feature. Based on the 2010 novel by Emma Donoghue, which is itself based on several real-world extended kidnapping cases, Room reveals itself through the eyes of Jack … Continue reading
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Tagged #A24 films, #brie larson, #enemy, #ex machina, #jacob tremblay, #rape, #room, #sean bridgers, #short term 12, #the spectacular now, #the witch
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Sicario best of already stellar 2015
We’ve talked a few times this year about a film being the best of its genre in decades, but in terms of general movies, Sicario trumps them all. The film follows Kate Macer (Emily Blunt), an FBI special weapons and tactics agent who … Continue reading
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Tagged #benicio del toro, #denis villeneuve, #emily blunt, #gaslight, #josh brolin, #lionsgate, #prisoners, #rape, #rape-ish, #sicario, #taylor sheridan, #trigger warning
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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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