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Anti-Queerness and the Pinkification of Allison of 'The Breakfast Club'
"Not everything is pretty in pink"
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'Sinners' Tries, We Deny: On Desiring Fat Black Women
Annie in 'Sinners' shatters the illusion of the undesirable fat Black woman, compelling audiences to confront their own deeply ingrained biases.
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The Triumph of Patriarchal Order in 'Nosferatu'
Nosferatu’s end is a vignette of a woman working to conform herself to her culture’s understanding of a proper woman, all so that her society might be…
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Alisha Mughal
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Faith is Bigger Than God: 'Sinners,' Religion, and Community
In a time of intense division and a drive toward individualism, 'Sinners' pushes a people-based faith that encourages us to lean on our neighbor, to…
Oral History: On 'Sinners' and Speaking Plainly
There’s a satisfying comparison to be drawn between the act of eating someone out and the bloodthirsty desire of Sinners’ monster antagonists, an…
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veronica phillips
Film Daze Cinema Club #1 (November, 2022)
Alisha and Veronica kick off our first film club!
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Alisha Mughal
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‘Good Meat’: Mickey 17’s Little Deaths
But sex—specifically recreational, playful, non-essential and maybe even politically ill-advised or frowned upon sex—is spoken of, thought of…
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Three Essential Essays on Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners'
Earlier this month, we sought essays to publish on Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners'. With these three must reads, our subscribers are more than eating good.
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The Girls Aren’t Alright: On the Second Season of ‘Yellowjackets,’ the US Women’s National Soccer Team, and Raging Against the Constraints…
Despite their isolation, the Wiskayok Yellowjackets have to navigate a new world under the weight of patriarchal standards.
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In Defense of Elisabeth Sparkle
How The Substance’s biggest flaw is its greatest strength.
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Isabella
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Home Video: Charlotte Wells' 'Aftersun'
It's okay to not be okay.
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JUNE 2025 PICKS: PRE-TEENS AND TWEENS
A selection of movies about the precarious and transient ages of ten to fourteen.
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veronica phillips
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