Social injustice and the movements it’s incited have a long history, but it’s really only in the past few years that we’ve seen these reflected in the films that hit the screen. I don’t watch a lot of movies about social injustice though, and it’s not because it’s a bad genre (the few I’ve watched […]
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The Academy Awards or Oscars is America’s most prestigious awards show that honors the year’s best films. Last week, they released their slew of nominations, including 8 for Best Picture. To anticipate the ceremony, which is just one month away, I watched and will be ranking the Oscars 2021 Best Picture nominees. For this article,
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I’ve dedicated so many hours of my life watching all kinds of TV series, and here are my top 10 favorites ranked in order! Our tastes in shows most probably differ. I generally love shows that bend genre conventions and deconstruct tropes, which is why my list contains a lot of dark comedy and satire.
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4/5 FILM REVIEW Directed and written by Edward Yang, Yi Yi is a Taiwanese drama that centers on three members of the Jian family. The middle-aged father, NJ, tries to curry favor with a Japanese client and reconnects with a past love. The teenage daughter, Ting-Ting, is faced with her first romantic relationship. And
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5/5 *spoiler-free* Happy National Women’s Month and advance International Women’s Day! Some may think that this is an unnecessary celebration, but those who do may have taken for granted how much women were treated as second-class citizens not so long ago. Case in point: the comedy-drama Misbehaviour (2020), directed by Philippa Lowthorpe, and written
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