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The Way Back Movie Review: Ben Affleck bares his soul in basketball drama
For better or worse, Ben Affleck is a very famous movie star. He’s been a very famous movie star for over 20 years and has checked all the boxes a ver…
Persepolis 20 Years Later: In Which a Coming of Age Novel Comes of Age
Written by Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis, first published in 2000, is a memoir dedicated to the intersection between threats and repression, between tra…
The Invisible Man Movie Review: Blumhouse Reworks Monster Classic Into Gripping Thriller
Three seconds, that’s how long it usually takes to execute a jump scare. One second to show the empty space soon to be filled, the next second cutting…
All the Bright Places Review: Elle Fanning impresses in new Netflix adaptation
After the incredibly bewitching Hearts Beat Loud, Brett Haley returns with a story that is at turns tender, but also very aware of its subject matter.…
Album Review: Superstars BTS present a mature sound in the introspective Map of the Soul: 7
If their melancholy and largely triumphant Map of the Soul: 7 is anything to go by, carrying the burden of a pioneer style of fame rests uneasily on t…
Six Authors Weigh in on Fanfiction, Tropes and the Books That Were Inspired by Them
I have something to admit: I’ve read more fanfiction than actual fiction. I’ve read thousands of words of epic multi-chaptered stories and…