Movies That Matter
By Nicole Funari
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Movies that Matter is the podcast going beyond basic film criticism to boldly explore a social issue affecting people's lives.
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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare and the Rules of War
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May 03, 2024 |
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Civil War and Photojournalism
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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2024 Oscar Show: Design and Animated Awards
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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2024 Oscar Show: Performances
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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2024 Oscar Show: Best Overall Awards
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Flashback: The Farewell and Staying vs. Leaving for America
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Flashback: Get Out and White Spaces
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Wonka and Pure Imagination
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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Napoleon and War Movies
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and How to Play the Hunger Games
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Rustin and Building a Protest
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Killers of the Flower Moon and Centering American Indians
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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The Exorcist: Believer and the Horror of Possession
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Dumb Money and the Trap of Individual Investing
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Barbie and The Patriarchy Part II
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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Barbie and The Patriarchy Part I
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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Oppenheimer and Mutually Assured Destruction
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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Joy Ride and Korean Adoptees
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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The Dial of Destiny and a Review of Indiana Jones
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Elemental and The Immigrant Story
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Across the Spider-Verse and the Modern Superhero
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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The Little Mermaid in Queer Canon
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Are You There God? It's Me Margaret and Enforced Religion
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May 12, 2023 |
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Renfield and the Legacy of Dracula
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and Role-Playing Games
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Scream VI and the Scream Franchise
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Cocaine Bear and the War on Drugs
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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M3GAN and the Dangers of A.I. Companions
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Babylon and Auteurism
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Empire of Light and the Magic of Film
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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She Said and #metoo
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Triangle of Sadness and Anti-Capitalism
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Till and Civil Rights Activism
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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Nope and Voyeurism
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Elvis and Shady Music Managers
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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Good Luck to You, Leo Grande and Sex Work
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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Fire Island and Gay Hierarchy
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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Men and Toxic Masculinity
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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AwesomeCon: Who You Calling A Villain
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Aug 29, 2021 |
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AwesomeCon Planning 1
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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AUDIO ONLY: Impact 10 Barrier-Breaking Sports Movies
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Impact 10 Barrier-Breaking Sports Movies
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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AUDIO ONLY: Impact 10 Movies That Gave Us Hope
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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Sound of Metal and Being Deaf
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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Impact 10: Indigenous Cinema I AUDIO ONLY
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Nov 27, 2020 |
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Impact 10: Indigenous Cinema I
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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Impact 10: Not Your Typical Fear AUDIO ONLY
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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Impact 10: Not Your Typical Fear
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Oct 24, 2020 |
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Impact 10: Queer Cinema I AUDIO ONLY
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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Introducing Impact 10
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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My Favorite Alien
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May 02, 2020 |
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Awesome Con Online
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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The Hunt and the Current Pandemic
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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The Invisble Man and the Legacy of Domestic Abuse Movies
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Mar 12, 2020 |
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The Photograph and How We Fall in Love
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Feb 27, 2020 |
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Birds of Prey and Women in the DCU
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Feb 13, 2020 |
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Dolittle and the Human Animal Connection
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Jan 30, 2020 |
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Like A Boss and Selling Beauty
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Jan 16, 2020 |
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1917 and War in Popular Culture
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Jan 02, 2020 |
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Queen & Slim and The Black Experience
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Dec 25, 2019 |
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Knives Out and Inherited Wealth
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Dec 19, 2019 |
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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood and Parental Estrangement
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Dec 05, 2019 |
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Dr. Sleep and Making Horror Real
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Nov 21, 2019 |
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Harriet and Heroism
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Nov 07, 2019 |
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Featured in the Washington City Paper
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Oct 29, 2019 |
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Bad Times at the El Royale and Quality Horror Movies
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Oct 24, 2019 |
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Judy and Gay Icons
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Oct 10, 2019 |
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Hustlers and Exploitation
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Sep 26, 2019 |
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Brittany Runs A Marathon and Body Positivity
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Sep 12, 2019 |
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Where'd You Go Bernadette and Rediscovering Creativity
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Aug 29, 2019 |
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Once Upon A Time In Hollywood and Misogyny
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Aug 15, 2019 |
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The Farewell and Staying vs. Leaving for America
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Aug 01, 2019 |
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Midsommar and Jerk Boyfriends
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Jul 18, 2019 |
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Yesterday and The Music Industry
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Jul 05, 2019 |
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Late Night and Women in the Workplace
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Jun 20, 2019 |
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Rocketman and Recovery
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Jun 07, 2019 |
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Poms and Female Friendship
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May 23, 2019 |
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Ugly Dolls and Deaf Culture
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May 09, 2019 |
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High Life and Awkward Sex in Space
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Apr 25, 2019 |
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The Best of Enemies and Curing Racism
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Apr 11, 2019 |
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Captive State and Complacency
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Mar 28, 2019 |
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Captain Marvel and Disney Feminism
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Mar 14, 2019 |
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Isn't It Romantic and Romantic Comedy Myths
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Feb 28, 2019 |
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What Men Want and the Boy's Club
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Feb 14, 2019 |
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Serenity and Getting Domestic Violence Wrong
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Jan 31, 2019 |
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Escape Room and PTSD
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Jan 17, 2019 |
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Vice and the Bush Administration
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Jan 03, 2019 |
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Widows and the Dirty Business of Politics
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Dec 06, 2018 |
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Boy Erased and Gay Conversion Therapy
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Nov 22, 2018 |
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A Star is Born and Defining Talent
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Nov 08, 2018 |
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Black Panther and Representation
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Oct 11, 2018 |
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White Boy Rick and the War on Drugs
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Sep 27, 2018 |
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Operation Finale and Antisemitism
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Sep 13, 2018 |
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Crazy Rich Asians and Asian American Stereotypes
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Aug 30, 2018 |
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Christopher Robin and Too Much Work
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Aug 16, 2018 |
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Eighth Grade and How to Write Young Women
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Aug 02, 2018 |
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Sorry to Bother You and Labor Rights
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Jul 19, 2018 |
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Bonus: Bao
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Jul 05, 2018 |
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Incredibles 2 and Mainstreaming the Culture
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Jul 05, 2018 |
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Ocean's 8 and Women in Crime on Film
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Jun 21, 2018 |
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Coco and Immigration in America
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Jun 07, 2018 |
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Le Redoutable/Godard Mon Amour and The Genius Man
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May 24, 2018 |
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Tully and Domestic Work
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May 10, 2018 |
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A Quiet Place and the Noise of Social Media
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Apr 26, 2018 |
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Blockers and Affirmative Consent
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Apr 12, 2018 |
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A Wrinkle in Time and Underestimating Children
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Mar 29, 2018 |
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Annihilation and the Fate of the Mid-Budget Movie
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Mar 15, 2018 |
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Hostiles and War Atrocities
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Feb 15, 2018 |
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The Post and Fake News
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Feb 01, 2018 |
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Molly's Game and Naming Names
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Jan 18, 2018 |
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Downsizing and Inequality
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Jan 04, 2018 |
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and Male Loneliness
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Dec 14, 2017 |
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Murder on the Orient Express and Vengeance
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Nov 16, 2017 |
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Only the Brave and Work-Life Balance
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Nov 02, 2017 |
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Blade Runner 2049 and the Nature of Consciousness
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Oct 19, 2017 |
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It and Child Abuse
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Oct 05, 2017 |
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Logan Lucky and Southern Culture
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Sep 21, 2017 |
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Ingrid Goes West and Social Media
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Sep 07, 2017 |
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Detroit and Riots
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Aug 24, 2017 |
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The Big Sick and Choosing a Mate
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Aug 10, 2017 |
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The Book of Henry and Domestic Abuse
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Jul 06, 2017 |
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Wonder Woman and Women on Film
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Jun 22, 2017 |
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Snatched and Stereotyping Other Countries
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Jun 08, 2017 |
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The Circle and Privacy Erosion
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May 25, 2017 |
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Colossal and Toxic Masculinity
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May 11, 2017 |
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Gifted and the Class Divide in Education
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Apr 27, 2017 |
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T2: Trainspotting and Choose Life
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Apr 13, 2017 |
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The Shack and Forgiveness
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Mar 30, 2017 |
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Logan and the X-Men Universe
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Mar 16, 2017 |
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Get Out and White Spaces
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Mar 02, 2017 |
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The Founder and McDonald's Legacy
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Feb 16, 2017 |
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Hidden Figures and Women in Male-Dominated Workplaces
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Feb 02, 2017 |
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20th Century Women and Masculinity
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Jan 19, 2017 |
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Rogue One and the Morality of Collaborating
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Jan 05, 2017 |
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Miss Sloane and Lobbying
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Dec 22, 2016 |
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Arrival and Communication in Politics
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Dec 01, 2016 |
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Moonlight and Hypermasculine Culture
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Nov 17, 2016 |
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Update on Movies That Matter
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Oct 26, 2016 |
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War Dogs and War Profiteering
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Sep 02, 2016 |
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Tickled and Online Harassment
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Aug 11, 2016 |
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Ghostbusters and the Backlash Against Women
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Jul 29, 2016 |
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Legend of Tarzan and the White Savior
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Jul 14, 2016 |
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Independence Day: Resurgence and the Optimism of the 90s
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Jun 30, 2016 |
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The Lobster and Being Single
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Jun 07, 2016 |
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Zootopia and Discrimination
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May 23, 2016 |
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Hello My Name is Doris and Ageism
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May 08, 2016 |