personal essay

Horror, personal essay, Sexual Assault Awareness

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Look back: A vintage that gets better with age: a celebration of ‘Jennifer’s Body’ 10 years later

by Rebecca Martin

October 14, 2022

Originally posted August 16, 2019. Google “Jennifer’s Body” and let the panning of 2009 begin, from the in–the–gutter critic reviews to the 44% Rotten Tomatoes score. Go on Letterboxd (a site for film geeks

Black History, Coming-of-Age Essays, LGBTQ+

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Look back: ‘Moonlight’: removing the physical armour

by Marjorie H. Morgan

June 1, 2021

"Moonlight" (2016) is a poetic and universal tale. It is a coming-of-age story for everyone who has every questioned “Who am I?” The central character in Tarell Alvin McCraney’s story
personal essay

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“Little Woods” sets the stage for Nia DaCosta’s anticipated follow up “Candyman”

by Rebecca Martin

July 7, 2020

Who’s excited for “Candyman”? It’s an understatement how thrilled I am about Nia DaCosta’s remake coming out this fall. I’m a fan of the original, but I see how DaCosta’s

Comedy Essays, personal essay

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‘The Office’: A Comedy of Love

by Kana Felix

August 29, 2019

There is a rare moment of character revelation, in the popular American sitcom (first adapted from the original British show) “The Office,” when Michael Scott, says this about Pam, the

Comedy Essays

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Chosen ‘Family’

by Danielle Acton

July 18, 2019

Family is about the lengths you will go to listen and hear others, not just the blood bonds that you have. Kate and Maddie are each other's chosen family, and
Comedy Essays

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‘Booksmart’: Class of Gen Z

by Danielle Acton

May 29, 2019

Throw a reunion if you've graduated within the last ten years because "Booksmart" is the most accurate depiction of what it's like to be a high schooler in the 2010s.
"Strong Island" Essays

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I can’t understand

by Amy Wasney

February 25, 2019

Both willingly and unwillingly, Yance and so many others have done so much emotional labor to tell us their stories and relive their trauma, all to reveal to us the
"Strong Island" Essays

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The burden of heartbreak

by Atavia Reed

February 25, 2019

When the lights in “Strong Island” (2017) begin to dim and the credits start to roll, the viewer is left with an echo of a scream ringing intensely in their

"Strong Island" Essays, Trans Awareness Week

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‘Strong Island’: documentary filmmaking as a coming-of-age tale

by Jaylan Salah

February 25, 2019

It’s always the women, the queer, and the blacks. They are the ones who tell stories. They are the ones who dig deep into their families’ histories. They are the

"Strong Island" Essays, Trans Awareness Week

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The contours of fear: a documentary elegy

by Marjorie H. Morgan

February 25, 2019

It is a pessimistic view of life in America, and for Yance Ford and millions of people who look like him, it is a daily reality: living with the fear
"The Virgin Suicides" Essays

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The watchers: the compelling gaze in ‘The Virgin Suicides’

by Marjorie H. Morgan

November 16, 2018

“The Virgin Suicides” film is a feast of watchers: it confirms that we are all watched and we all watch. Like George Orwell’s “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” this film reminds the viewer
"The Virgin Suicides" Essays

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Enchanted by the Details

by Rebecca Martin

November 8, 2018

I don’t know about you, but I get chills by the intimacy of the details. Her films vary in story, but no matter what the story is about—a seventeenth-century queen,

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