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Just Mercy
Reproductive justice. Climate justice. Food justice. Social justice. Append the word “justice” to any other word and you’ve got a ready-made brand platform for niche activism. As cultural forces shape the meaning of words over time, they risk losing their specificity and sharpness. The word “justice” risks dissipating into a partisan nebula. Depending which side…
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Captain Marvel
As we anxiously wait for the conclusion of ten years of buildup in Avengers: Endgame, Marvel has released Captain Marvel to sate our appetites. Now let us go back to a time before the Avengers, a time known as the 1990s… A Unique Approach As the twenty-first film to come from the Marvel Cinematic Universe…
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Avengers: Infinity War
In 2008, Marvel Studios took the gamble of the century. They released Iron Man, featuring a virtually unknown character outside the comic book world and starring an actor with a checkered past and little box office success in Robert Downey Jr. Raising the stakes even higher, prior to the release of Iron Man, Marvel committed…
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Kong: Skull Island
A common complaint about cinema for the past few decades has been a lack of originality. “It’s always remakes! Why can’t anyone come up with a new idea,” says the hypothetical person in my head. I’m sure you’ve heard something similar frequently. And while this is an unfair claim for the most part — there…
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Oscars 2016 – Who Should Win (Part Two)
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Room
