representation
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Gizmodo Movie Night: Movies With Powerful Female Characters, a List Inspired by Grace Tame
For those of us who had the honour of having Grace Tame as our Australian of the Year for 2021, we know how powerful she is. This past year she has proven she is nothing short of a badass who will not stop fighting for what she believes in. In honour of that, this week’s…
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Ready Player Two Attempts, But Fails, to Reach the Next Level
Sequels are hard; any fan of pop culture can tell you that. A sequel can’t just match the success of the original, it has to expand on and deepen it. Recontextualise the whole thing in new and exciting ways. Very few sequels achieve this and no one would know that better than fans of, or…
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Disability Continues to be Depicted in Outdated, Cliched Ways in Entertainment
The #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements have forced Hollywood and other artists and filmmakers to rethink their subject matter and casting practices. However, despite an increased sensitivity to gender and race representation in popular culture, disabled Americans are still awaiting their national (and international) movement. “Disability drag” – casting able-bodied actors in the roles…
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Lovecraft Country Showrunner Misha Green Feels She ‘Failed’ the Show’s Two Spirit Character
In Lovecraft Country’s fourth episode, “A History of Violence,” Atticus, Leti, and Montrose journey to a Boston museum where, unbeknownst to most of the general public, a secret vault containing a number of Titus Braithwhite’s pages from the Book of Adam is hidden deep beneath the ground. When the intrepid trio manages to enter the…