Tag Archives: Movies

Weekly Mini-Review: The Color of Magic (2008)

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Hilary

Story: A failed wizard is forced to guide a guileless tourist through a magical land, during which time they meet ridiculous versions of familiar fairytale characters/creatures, save the world(s), and come out as better people. Review: Judging this as a … 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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*New* Mini-Reviews Page Added!

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Hilary

Well, you asked for it so here it is: I’ve added a Mini Reviews page. The link is at the bottom of the banner on the top of the website. I’m also going to feature a mini-review a week in … Continue reading →

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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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Where Are All the Christmas Movies?

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Hilary

In going to watch a movie the other day, I noticed a distinct lack of holiday/Christmas movies in theaters. There are about two that I know of (Arthur Christmas and A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas), but other than … Continue reading →

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Lost in Translation: Are Insufficient Subtitles Robbing Unilingual Viewers of Potential Enjoyment?

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Hilary

Last year, when I took my first semester of Spanish, I began to notice that I could tell what Spanish-speaking characters were saying some of the time in the movies and television shows I was watching. Unfortunately, I was able … Continue reading →

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Date Night Should Have Been Titled “Two Sketch Comedians On The Town”

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Hilary

The 2010 movie Date Night was an interesting attempt at portraying a boring, middle aged, suburban couple caught in a comedic maelstrom of intrigue and adventure. Unfortunately, it’s pretty clear that the writer (whose only other credits are a horror … Continue reading →

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New Scholarship, Festival, and Contest Page!

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Hilary

Hey there, everybody! If you’ll direct your attentions to the list of links at the bottom of the banner for this website, you’ll notice that I’ve added a new page. This page contains a list of links to websites for … Continue reading →

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