Reviews & Essays

Winning Essay

Optical Illusion

Winning Essay

Overcoming the Fear of Sharing Critical Thought

Winning Essay

Reviews Matter, but Does Diversity?

Winning Review

Waves: What’s Real and What Isn’t

Winning Review

Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood: Tarantino’s Hollywood Ending

Winning Review

Booksmart: Outsmarting Stereotypes

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Bad Boys for Life: Explosions, Action, and Old Age

Winning Review

Booksmart: A Comedy I Actually (and Maybe Immensely) Enjoy

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The Peanut Butter Falcon: Overcoming Adversity In Front of and Behind the Camera

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Sterling K. Brown on This is Us’ Randall Pearson’s Quest to be of Service

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Joker: A Mess, But An Interesting One

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Like an Insect, Ant-Man and the Wasp May Be Small, But It Shouldn’t Be Underestimated

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The Business of Living and Loving

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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and the Challenge of Adaptation

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Roma: An Ode to the Domestic Worker

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Godzilla: King of the Monsters – A King-Size Disappointment

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Pokémon Detective Pikachu: Cutesy Kid Fluff

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Captain Marvel’s Failures Demonstrate the High Watermark Set by Wonder Woman

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DC Looks on the Bright Side with Shazam!