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Culture Shot

Sunday, March 4, 2018

90th Academy Awards boringly sticks to script

Oscars
ABC/Courtesy

Despite offering a surprisingly eclectic spread of nominees, the 90th Academy Awards proved to be utterly, boringly predictable.
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Culture Shot

Thursday, January 25, 2018
Oscars

Jordan Peele and Greta Gerwig shatter Hollywood norms with Oscar nominations

I was looking at two of my favorite directors of the year in the same frame and I remembered just how much “Get Out” and “Lady Bird” blew me away.
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Film & Television

Thursday, June 29, 2017

‘The Beguiled’ subverts male gaze through Sofia Coppola’s powerhouse direction

“The Beguiled” is a true testament to the woman behind the camera — a film with inspired visuals and masterful performances, and which imparts a needed feminist stamp on a story (the 1971 film starring Clint Eastwood, based on Thomas Cullinan’s novel of the same name) originally known for its pulp alone.
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