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Weekly Mini-Review: Avalon High (2010)

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Hilary

I’m going to break with precedent here and forgo the screen grab because the phrase “Da Mouse is litigious” has been ground into my subconscious. Story: A girl with King Arthur scholars for parents finds herself attending a conveniently named … Continue reading →

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Weekly Mini-Review: Death Wish (1974)

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Hilary

Story: After hoodlums attack his wife and daughter, a man goes on a vigilante killing spree to reduce the number of violent criminals on the streets of New York. Review: The first, and possibly the least gratuitously (and graphically) violent, … Continue reading →

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Weekly Mini-Review: The Lorax (2012)

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Hilary

Story: A boy living in a plastic city goes in search of a real tree to impress a girl, but after hearing the story of how the environment was ruined by corporate greed, he tries to bring back nature. Review: … Continue reading →

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How to Remember Movies Fondly, Even When They Stink

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Hilary

Try watching a few movies you only saw once or twice when you were a kid and see how well you remember them. Not only will you remember them differently than other people, but you might have even rewritten the … Continue reading →

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Weekly Mini-Review: Scoop (2006)

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Hilary

Story: A perky, young girl-reporter tracks down a Zodiac-centered serial killer in jolly old England with the help of a nebbishy magician. Review: This is really one of Woody Allen’s few very cute movies. Scarlett Johansson does a perfect pushy, … Continue reading →

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Weekly Mini-Review: Sabrina (1954 & 1995)

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Hilary

Two for one today, since I’m reviewing the remake as well. Sabrina (1954) Story: The naive and sentimental daughter of a chauffeur who is smitten with one of the boss’s sons is sent to France to study at Le cordon … Continue reading →

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Weekly Mini-Review: Dancer in the Dark (2000)

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Hilary

Story: A poor immigrant woman that is slowly going blind tries to earn enough money for her son’s operation (to keep him from going blind) in a lowly factory job. Obsessed with musicals, she imagines song/dance routines interspersed in her dreary … Continue reading →

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Weekly Mini-Review: Alice’s Restaurant (1969)

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Hilary

Story:(The whole Movie) The year or so of Arlo Guthrie’s life during which his friend Alice and her husband buy a church open/close a restaurant, and during which his father and one of his friends dies. (The good part of … Continue reading →

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Reviews & Ratings Page Now Merged!

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Hilary

Hi, everyone! I decided it was silly to have my ratings page separate from my reviews page, so I’m merging their respective content and deleting the original ratings page. I hope you all like the new, streamlined approach. -FPC

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What is Feminist Media?

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Hilary

There seem to be several different definitions for the term “feminist cinema,” (or TV, as the case may be). To some, unfortunately, it means films with self-proclaimed “bitches” who spend an hour-and-a-half man-bashing, complaining about cosmetics/shaving and other methods of hair removal/magazine … Continue reading →

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