Category: Movie Reviews
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10 THINGS I WANT TO SEE AT TRIBECA THIS YEAR
The Tribeca Film Festival is around the corner and I have decided to attend this year. The lineup genuinely pulled me in because I am seeing more diversity in the premieres and panels than usual and while I always want more, this year feels like a good year to show up. I already have a…
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BLINK TWICE: DID FRIDA ACTUALLY WIN IN THE END?
This movie will make you think twice before accepting an invite to a billionaire’s private island. Blink Twice follows Frida, a nail artist and cocktail waitress who gets invited to tech mogul Slater King’s exclusive island retreat. Slater seems charming enough when he extends the invitation and once Frida and her friend Jess arrive with…
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THE DOWNFALL OF THE TRAD WIFE: APRIL’S CLOSING ARTICLE
This month at Vixen Cinema we explored one of the most enduring myths sold to women. That a good home, a devoted husband, and a life built around someone else’s needs equals fulfillment. April’s theme was The Downfall of the Trad Wife, and we featured two films made fifty years apart that ask the same…
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ATLANTICS EXPLAINED: WHAT THE FILM IS REALLY ABOUT
Mati Diop’s Atlantics won the Grand Prix at Cannes, and Barack Obama named it one of his favorite films of 2019. The Senegalese supernatural drama is visually stunning, but it can be confusing if you’re not paying close attention. Here’s what you need to know about the film that made Diop the first Black woman to compete…
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EMMA VS CLUELESS: WHICH VERSION DID IT BETTER?
Clueless (1995) is iconic, but is it better than the original Emma (1996)? Both films follow the same story – a wealthy, well-meaning young woman who thinks she’s an expert at matchmaking meddles in everyone’s love life while completely missing the romance happening right in front of her. So which version did it better? Let’s…
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