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Film Review – Sinister 2
The storyline of the original Sinister back in 2012 revolved around an alcoholic writer and family man longing to reclaim the fame brought on by his first novel. His main competition is the dark entity existing in the family’s new home, which was the site…
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Thank you, Jonathan Demme, for making Tom Petty’s “American Girl” a harbinger of doom for the woman who sings it in one of his movies. In Ricki and the Flash, that doom comes with the realization that as a woman, you can dream of a…
READ MOREAudacious Dames – Katharine Hepburn – The Lion in Winter
Spring 2015 brought the Amy Schumer sketch “Last F—kable Day” to the forefront of a movement exposing the sexism seemingly inherent in Hollywood hiring practices and project development. Following the ACLU’s May request for a federal and state investigation into such hiring practices, testimonies from actresses…
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