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Movie Features
It’s Time to Retire the Term “Chick Flick”
Yasmin Kleinbart August 28, 2018

As women, we have been conditioned to embrace, but also be ashamed of the term “chick flick.” Films that are supposedly made specifically for the female population but have a stigma attached to it, th…

Yasmin Kleinbart August 28, 2018
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Movie Review: The Incredible Jessica James
Yasmin Kleinbart July 28, 2017

There is one thing that romantic comedies seem to have in common: they’re mainly about white women losing themselves over a man’s affection. They usually have a black best friend supporting their woes…

Yasmin Kleinbart July 28, 2017
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Movie Review: Band Aid
Yasmin Kleinbart June 5, 2017

Directed by Zoe Lister-Jones, Band Aid revolves around Anna (Lister Jones) and Ben (Adam Pally), a couple who believes in bottling up their emotions rather than communicating. Anna is a writer who had…

Yasmin Kleinbart June 5, 2017
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15 Movies to Watch For Valentine’s Day
Allyson Johnson February 13, 2017

If you’ve been following this list over the years, you might’ve picked up on the fact that romance is one of this writers all time favorite genres and including, to an extent, romantic com…

Allyson Johnson February 13, 2017
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Sundance 2017 Review: The Incredible Jessica James
Yasmin Kleinbart February 4, 2017

To read more coverage of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, go here. There is one thing that romantic comedies seem to have in common: they’re mainly about white women losing themselves over a man’s aff…

Yasmin Kleinbart February 4, 2017
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Ally’s Movie Review: Sleeping with Other People
Allyson Johnson September 18, 2015

Romantic comedies never seem to receive the same level of respect as other genre contemporaries. They’re dismissed as being “just chick flicks” or “too girly,” targeting a largely female demogra…

Allyson Johnson September 18, 2015
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The Film Canon: It Happened One Night (1934)
Nathanael Hood April 8, 2015

It was a movie that shouldn’t have worked. Who in their right mind would try and make a romantic comedy where the lead actor and lead actress hated each other? Who in their right mind would ask Depres…

Nathanael Hood April 8, 2015

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