Welcome back to another installment of Morgan-cares-way-too-much-about-movies: Easy A edition! For those of you just tuning in now, be sure to start with my post from last week about the film's protagonist, Olive Penderghast. Today, we're moving on to the character who is, arguably, the film's antagonist: Marianne Bryant, played by Amanda Bynes. Marianne's defining… Continue reading Easy A: A Study in Slut-Shaming, Part II: Marianne
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Oscar Shorts 2012: Live Action
Hopefully you enjoyed my summaries of the Animated Oscar shorts, because there's more where that came from. Here're my thoughts on the live action shorts, which I thought were considerably better than last year's overall. 1. Pentecost This Irish film centers on a young boy obsessed with soccer, whose father pushes him to be an… Continue reading Oscar Shorts 2012: Live Action
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (no spoilers!)
Man, this thing is dusty. Hello again. Let's just move on, shall we? Last week, I went to see Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy with my boyfriend and several of his friends. I'll just come out here and admit straight-up that its main attraction for me was the fact that Benedict Cumberbatch is in it. Because.… Continue reading Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (no spoilers!)
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