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To love them both

Teen romance has never been short on cliches, but lately, my TV screen has me saying, “Oh brother…”  Literally. Anyone keeping up with Prime Video’s “The Summer I Turned Pretty” or binging Netflix’s “My Life with the Walter Boys” is seeing it too; this season,…

Money doesn’t maketh masterpieces

When James Gunn’s “Superman” released on July 11, it was to largely positive reviews. Critics and audiences alike praised it for its brilliant villain, its comic book accuracy and its relentless optimism.  Then, as usual, the internet ruined it. Instead of analyzing the themes, characters,…

Are hype awards real? Oscars think so

The Academy issued restrictive changes to Oscar ballots on Monday, and they are meaningless. To summarize, the Academy’s Board of Governors approved several changes to the awards. Most notably, every voter now has a compulsory obligation to actually watch every nomination. Upon first glance, this…

Rachel Zegler, get behind me

As Taylor Swift best put it, “They’re burning all the witches, even if you aren’t one,” and actress Rachel Zegler has been burned at the stake.  In the past few weeks, the star of the new live-action version of “Snow White” has been subject to…

Is good animation really that important?

The Academy’s Best Animated Feature winner this year, “Flow,” is notable for many reasons. A relatively simple story about a cat trying to survive a hostile environment, it’s the first movie made by an independent studio to win the award and the first movie produced…

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