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You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah Film is Pretty Basic
You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah is a Sandler family affair. An Adam Sandler production paraded as Sandler’s highest-ranking film on Rotten Tomatoes to date with a nearly perfect score. Although the film is decent and effectively carries out the classic coming-of-age story embedded with Jewish culture,…
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Polite Society Analysis | Kicking a Mired Life to the Curb
Polite Society is an endearing, action-packed film that embellishes common tropes with its own unique touch. In the dramatic, Bollywood-infused, British teen world that Polite Society creates, we explore just how extreme mama’s boys can be, the life-changing power of good role models, and life-saving moments that don’t require a…
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Ms Marvel is Bad (The Comics are Better) | Honest Review
The Disney + series, Ms. Marvel, took the well-constructed storyline of the Ms. Marvel series and drug it through the mud. The messy, unfocused themes, plot points, and characterization made what could easily be an enjoyable series something quite annoying and only moderately tolerable. If you enjoy really cheesy, tired…
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Turning Red Controversy and the Uncomfortable Truth
If you did not feel at least a tiny bit uncomfortable a few times during Turning Red then you’re lying to yourself. Pixar’s latest animated film lifts the uneasy realities of growing up off the screen and immerses you into its brilliant, upbeat world. Turning Red is a coming-of-age, comedy…
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CODA Movie Review | Beautiful Beyond Words
Now, this movie was completely not even on my radar AT ALL. I didn’t even know that it existed. Even when it was presented to me, I was really only mildly interested in the story. But it was a free screening through GOFOBO so I was like “Why not?” Let’s…
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Is Yes God Yes a Good Movie? | 4 Simple Reasons Why It Is
Yes, God, Yes is the double entendre title for a movie about a devout Catholic teen who battles the contradictions between her sexual urges and her school’s religious teachings. When Alice, a Catholic teen, discovers a risqué AOL chatroom, she begins to question her religious teachings about sex. This movie…
