Ghostbusters
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Ben-Hur and the Craft of the Remake
Pondering The Remake Exploring the purpose, execution, and possibilities of remakes. If you’re anything like me (God help you), you’ve forgotten that there’s a $100 million remake…
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Ocean’s Eight and the Case for Original Female Films
Why we need fewer “gender-flipped” reboots and more original films that star women.Picture this… but, like, with women. (Warner Bros)Warner Brothers announced yesterday they are closing in…
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The Furiosa Test: The New, Gritty Face of Feminism in Film
How The Mad Max: Fury Road Heroine Is Inspiring More Inclusive Cinema. When news of the all-female reboot of Ghostbusters (2016) first hit, the internet…
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What Dan Aykroyd Thinks of Ghostbros
He’s on a mission from God. Last week, our Matthew Monagle wrote what I would consider to be the equivalent of an olive branch to Ghostbros,…
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Paul Feig and The Female Experience
How the Filmmaker Honors Women by Capturing Our World Authentically. In case you missed it during your trip to Mars: the new, very funny and…
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The One Major Problem With Ghostbusters
The remake has many issues, but one of them tops the rest. Warning: this column features SPOILERS for Ghostbusters (2016). The new Ghostbusters is dividing critics…
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All the Original Ghostbusters
A history of paranormal exterminators in pop culture pre-1984.
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A Not-So Brief History of Ghostbusters III
How an Indecisive Cast Led to 20+ Years of Development Hell Earlier this week, I wrote an open letter to those Ghostbusters fans staunchly opposed…
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Missing From Movies: William Atherton’s Dick
Some actors were just born to be typecast. “This man has no dick.” And neither do the movies anymore. If you’re going to write a part…