‘Black Narcissus’ is a colonizer’s fever dream, taking viewers inside the mind of the Orientalist who simultaneously rejects and lusts after the ‘uncivilized.'…
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The climactic journey of 'Spirited Away' holds the key to understanding the ethos behind Hayao Miyazaki's entire filmography.…
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The importance of representation is typically told as a way for marginalized audiences to see characters who resemble themselves act as protagonists of their own stories, yet telling the story of Olivia, a woman who navigates the precarity of her life precisely…
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Being critical of media is one hundred percent necessary and valuable, but it is also completely valid to just enjoy things.…
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'Uncut Gems’' protagonist represents a watershed moment in Jewish cultural history that questions age-old archetypes and points towards a more global, self-aware sense of being a Jew in the world.…
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Advertisements “When used appropriately, it has an 83 percent rate of return on a dinner invitation. It’s called the bend and snap.” – Elle Woods In a move that lasted no more than a few seconds, fashionista turned lawyer Elle Woods made…
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Having to confront the inevitable dissolution of all things into a great nothingness is a disconcerting exercise; That we as individuals and humans as a collective are merely a blip in the fabric of time is both freeing and agonizing.…
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Filled with catchy music and charismatic stars in the making, this outburst of glorious chaos is an underseen gem of Australian cinema.…
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In the first instalment of this Patreon exclusive column, we examine the duelling examinations of youth's liminality.…
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Ultimately their traumas are the things that either make or destroy them; their stories show the opposing ways that such similar trauma can function, how it can mold two distinctly different girls.…
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