Alexandra Shipp

Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney in Anyone But You

Anyone But You review: working the tropes and getting laughs

Anyone But You is a rom-com loosely based on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. It uses similar character names, silly misunderstandings, a few quotes from the Bard plastered about the sets, and very broad humor. It’s been modernized to include […]

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Andrew Garfield in tick, tick... BOOM!

tick, tick . . . BOOM! tells the story of Rent composer Jonathan Larson

tick, tick, . . . BOOM! looks at Broadway composer Jonathan Larson as he struggled to get his career started. He was turning 30 and hadn’t had a success yet. He thought his time was running out. This film looks

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The Barbie logo by Mattel

Barbie review: be the subject not the object

Barbie is a feminist masterpiece. Feminism is the belief in the equality of the sexes. Barbie and Ken both learn about equality of the sexes in their growth through an adventure in the real world.

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Tatiana Maslany in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

Wow! 6 women powered, women empowered, shows in recent weeks

In the past month or so, I’ve seen several outstanding movies and TV series that are written by or directed by women and that star women in roles where they either hold or take the power. I know I’m forgetting

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Vanessa Hudgens, Alexandra Shipp, and Kiersey Clemons in Asking for It

Asking For It, an edgy women-take-back-power drama

Asking For It puts a group of women together who have been misused, mistreated, and damaged by men. They find ways to take revenge on their tormentors and on men who hurt women in general.

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