Women
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Hoshino is a Jedi — and a Fan Film — Like No Other
Short of the Day OR How to Build a Lightsaber In the world of fan films, it feels to me like the ones dedicated to Star…
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The True Story Behind Queen of Katwe
A chess champ’s dreams are a real-life Disney fairy tale. In a year of harsh racist rhetoric, powerlessness, brutal treatment, and protests, it’s both refreshing and…
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The First Lady of Star Trek
Fondly remembering Majel Barrett. When looking back at the legacy of the Star Trek on the franchise’s fiftieth anniversary, we have a tendency to remember the…
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Why Fans Need to Chill on the Zendaya Casting Rumor in Spider-Man: Homecoming
Exploring the troubling undercurrent behind the reaction to the latest casting rumor.Spider-Man: Homecoming’s new class: Jacob Batalon, Laura Harrier, Tom Holland, Tony Revolori, Zendaya, director Jon…
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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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Captain Marvel’s Brie Larson to Make Directorial Debut with Unicorn Store
The Academy Award winning super hero is now directing a movie.(Marvel/Disney)Brie Larson, the Oscar-winning actress who is set to play Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers, can now add…
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There’s Plenty Wrong with Enchantress in Suicide Squad
On the misrepresentation of June Moon and her alter ego. Why so serious? (Warner Brothers)I wanted to like Suicide Squad. I wrote a piece about how…
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How to Make the Perfect Movie Heroine
Dear FSR How To Make The Perfect Movie Heroine Leading ladies don’t have to be superheroes. At some point in your life, you’ve likely been faced…
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Ava DuVernay is Basically Owning 2016
And it’s only the summer. Ava DuVernay is having the best week ever. In fact, she’s having a pretty awesome year, which is much deserved for…