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(I’m Tempted To Give It A) 10 Cloverfield Lane

Posted on April 14, 2016 by ohdionne45

Amid plenty of hype, I decided to see 10 Cloverfield Lane with my good friend Hannah. This not-quite-sequel to the film Cloverfield is about a young woman named Michelle (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), who is knocked unconscious during a car accident, only to … Continue reading →

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Iron Man: Savior of the Unnamed Brown People

Posted on April 6, 2016 by ohdionne45

In “Military Orientalism at the Cineplex: A Postcolonial Reading of Zero Dark Thirty,” Hasian and Marouf bring attention to the concept of military Orientalism. This concept involves looking at how a non-European entity (Orient/Occident) is used within international media to either … Continue reading →

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Black or White…Literally

Posted on February 11, 2016 by ohdionne45

Black or White is a film about an older, alcoholic, white man named Elliott who is fighting to be the primary guardian of his mixed (black/white) granddaughter, Eloise, after the deaths of his daughter and wife (both white). He is … Continue reading →

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