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Promising Young Woman 2020
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I didn’t drink in college because I was afraid I’d be taken advantage of at a party. At the time I knew it was extreme, but I also knew I wasn’t making up this threat. In my junior year, a gang rape allegation was made against a group of boys in a fraternity house. I watched as the accuser’s story was torn to shreds, as she was called a liar, and as she silently dropped out of school. I also…
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A Raisin in the Sun 2008
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“What happens to a dream deferred? Does it wither like a raisin in the sun?”
The story centers around the Younger family in Chicago in the late 1950s. Each member has a dream of a better life for themselves - Lena, the matriarch, wants to see her family move into a house they own. Both of her children want to expand beyond the realm of their normal lives: Beneatha, the daughter, wants to become a doctor and move to Africa…
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 2023
SUCH a fun time. Beautiful animation, lots of laughs and who doesn’t love seeing a New York setting in a New York theater. A really powerful story of individualism and destiny-making. Highly recommend!
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Erin Brockovich 2000
Had me crying. An uplifting story about a mother of three whose grit and approachability land her in a job where she ends up vindicating hundreds of people wronged by a corporate energy giant. A film which reminds of the power of collective organizing and the personal power of believing in yourself.
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