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Adoptees Don’t Need to be Saved, Even In Hollywood Films

There are hundreds of books and films with plots focused on adoption, but it is easy to neglect the importance of focusing on the adoptee…
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The Relationship Between Dystopian Fiction and People of Colour

The unjust society written in young adult dystopian fiction can very much be our own world told through the wrong perspective – where are the…
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Behind Blonde – The Exploitation and Trauma of Marylin Monroe

Andrew Dominik’s Blonde has been making controversial headlines since its initial announcement. Upon release, the internet has made an uproarious rejection of Hollywood’s poor reflection…
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Horror & Corporatized Feminism, Part 2

Between Two Strodes Based on John Carpenter’s seminally foreboding 1978 original, David Gordon Green’s Halloween (2018) is a largely reactionary endeavor. The original film is…
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How Important is Hulu’s Fire Island for the LGBTQ+ Community?

As previously discussed, gay Asian individuals often suffer from a mix of the model minority myth and their sexual orientation. One of the few examples…
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Horror & Corporatized Feminism, Part 1

There is a tendency in today’s feminism to sympathize with (and consequently amplify) corporate ideologies that are largely hostile to the feminist mission of equality.…
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From Never Have I Ever to Turning Red: The Relationship Between a Mother and a Daughter in Asian Media

The relationship between mother and daughter has been heavily prevalent in films and television series focusing on Asian families; here are some examples from the…
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Are Mainstream Films Becoming More Conservative?

Those familiar with the history of filmmaking in the United States understand that the system is no stranger to censorship and oppression. During Hollywood’s golden…
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The Cultural Backdrop In Hollywood’s Biggest Films

The Cultural Backdrop explains how some of Hollywood’s biggest films lend themselves to the “cultural background.” This article will be a dissection of the disparity…
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How Julia Ducournau’s “Titane” Addresses the LGBTQ+ Community

One of the more controversial Palme d’Or winners in recent history, Julia Ducournau’s Titane (2021) is a polarizing film that has been difficult for modern…
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