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Magic Mike XXL: The feminist male stripper movie you’ve been waiting for There’s a phenomenon in sequels: They need to trade off of the success of the first film, so they need a similar story. But they also have to at least pretend to offer something new. In dance, or a cappella, or cheerleading movies, […]
Have you guys ever had those nights where you stick around some probably horrible people because you’re already kinda drunk and there might be fun drugs coming and if nothing else this could make for a good story? Now imagine doing that in your mid-30s, at your kid’s first playdate in a new town. Welcome […]
Fifty Shades of Grey: It’s no discount vibrator!
Like television shows, young adult fiction, and the cherished toys of our childhoods, no popular Broadway musical is currently safe from film adaptation. Hey, no complaints from this repressed musical theater nerd over here; I love all of them. Even the ones that aren’t as good as they should be. Segue to: Jersey Boys. Jersey […]
Have you ever dated somebody who was super good-looking, but there wasn’t really a connection, and you were pretty sure they were straight-up dumb, but they got a pass because it’s fun to make out with hot people and you decided not to care about substance? And you knew in your heart that it was […]
The Hangover‘s “trilogy” is the cinematic wet dream of guys who wear backward baseball caps and call their friends “brah.” It is lazy and douchebaggy. I scoff at the movies because I am a snobby feminist killjoy, and they make it so easy by being obvious in their contempt of the female audience. (Or maybe […]
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