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Ricky Stanicky
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Before Judd Apatow cornered the comedy market on movies about permanently adolescent men, there was Peter Farrelly, whose movies with his brother Bobby could range from sweetly funny—if at times inappropriate—like "Dumb and Dumber" or "There's Something About Mary" to...
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Kung Fu Panda 4
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Did the world really need another “Kung Fu Panda” movie?   The trilogy ended in satisfying fashion in 2016 with the cuddly, constantly hungry Po finally coming into his own in his unlikely role as the Dragon Warrior. He is both the student and the teacher. He has...
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Women Writers Week 2024: Table of Contents
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For over a decade, RogerEbert.com has been turning over its entire content stream to female writers, and 2024 is our most ambitious year to date. Below, find links to all of our reviews and articles, over three dozen in total:...
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Female Filmmakers in Focus: Rose Glass on Love Lies Bleeding
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Set in rural New Mexico in the late-1980s, "Love Lies Bleeding," from acclaimed writer-director Rose Glass, explores themes of obsession and addiction through the love story of a reclusive gym manager Lou (Kristen Stewart), with a bloody past, who falls...
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She’s Alive! Why Frankenstein Is Back—And Why It’s Being Used to Tell Women’s Stories
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During an ordinary winter film season, Zelda Williams and Diablo Cody’s “Lisa Frankenstein”—a candy-colored paean to teen outsiders, undying love, and murderous self-discovery—would be notable simply for its sheer weirdness (and its outstanding usage of a magical tanning bed). But...
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Bella
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“I’m not a singer; I’m a dancer!” Bella Lewitzky defiantly refused to answer the House Un-American Activities Committee when they asked if she was a communist. As a result, she was blacklisted, and could no longer appear in the movies...
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Dead Ringers: Rebirthing Body Horror
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In 1983, Phillip Brophy coined the term “body horror” in his article “The Textuality of the Contemporary Horror Film” in order to address what he saw as a “golden period” of contemporary horror films that distinguished itself from previous eras....
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2023: The Year The World Finally Recognized The Brilliance Of Lilly Gladstone
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Considered a rising star for years, Lily Gladstone is finally getting the recognition she deserves for her work in Martin Scorsese’s crime epic “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Raised on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana, the 37-year-old actress was heavily...
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Fighting to Be Seen: On Emma Seligman’s Bottoms
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As a teenager, how often did you want to be someone else? Do you still wish for it now? As a closeted, queer teenager, the need to be anywhere other than where I was and to be anyone but me ...
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Has The Needle Moved on the Impact of Women in Cinema for 2023?
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It’s natural to believe 2023 was indeed the “Year of Women in Cinema,” especially with the release and hype surrounding “Barbie.” Some pundits proclaimed that Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie’s blockbuster paved the way for a big year for women...
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