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ArticlesRoss and Rachel’s Caustic Rom-Com Conventions

[This post originally appeared at Bitch Flicks.] I recently indulged in some Friends-related nostalgia with a good pal of mine over a rainy weekend. We took fifteen episodes over two days and I was reminded why I was obsessed with … Continue reading

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Articles“Won’t Back Down” Causes Mixed Feelings

[This post originally appeared at Bitch Flicks.] On September 28, 2012, Won’t Back Down will hit the theaters. This is a movie starring two well-known, respected actresses, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis. It has two female characters. One of them … Continue reading

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ArticlesXander Harris Has Masculinity Issues

[This post originally appeared at Bitch Flicks.] Buffy the Vampire Slayer has a great cast of characters that includes many flawed, admirable, psychologically complex (white) women. Two of them (Buffy and Cordelia) are some of my most beloved television characters … Continue reading

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ArticlesThree Reasons to Like Gwen Stacy

[This post was originally published at Bitch Flicks.] I have now seen The Redundant Amazing Spider-man twice in theaters – the first time with friends, and the second time with my brothers when it was a rainy day and we … Continue reading

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ArticlesWillow Rosenberg: Geek, Interrupted

[This post was originally published on Bitch Flicks for their Women in Sci-Fi Week.] Joss Whedon is known for creating and writing about strong female characters in his science fiction shows. One of the most popular and complex of these … Continue reading

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