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Film Review: ‘The Map of Tiny Perfect Things’ Draws the Audience in With a Time Loop Romance

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The poster of the Amazon original film, "The Map of Tiny Perfect Things," shows Mark (Kyle Allen) and Margaret's (Kathryn Newton) hands intertwined. Both Mark and Margaret knew they are in a time loop as their day repeats over and over again.Photos courtesy of Amazon Studios“The Map of Tiny Perfect Things” tells the story of a teenager, Mark (Kyle Allen), who lives … [Read more...] about Film Review: ‘The Map of Tiny Perfect Things’ Draws the Audience in With a Time Loop Romance

Film Review: Andy Samberg Fails to Make the Audience Laugh in ‘Palm Springs’

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Photos courtesy of LimelightThe "Palm Springs" movie poster features Nyles and Sarah lying in the pool. "Palm Springs" received a nomination for the Grand Jury Prize of the Sundance Film Festival in 2020."Palm Springs" is a rom-com directed by Max Barbakow that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January. The audience was excited to see Andy Samberg's performance, and … [Read more...] about Film Review: Andy Samberg Fails to Make the Audience Laugh in ‘Palm Springs’

Learn to Express Love

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Graphic by Nate BartonI’ll begin with a quick disclaimer: this might be a little sappy. It is February after all. Yes, I’m here to talk about Valentine’s Day. Don’t get me wrong – I do think that Valentine’s Day is a “Hallmark holiday.” It is definitely overly-commercialized and the way it is marketed and portrayed in … [Read more...] about Learn to Express Love

Rethink the Friendzone

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Art by Christine NelsonThe classic story: Boy becomes friends with girl, boy likes girl, girl doesn't like boy back, friendzoned again! Except not really.The argument I'm going to give will be in heteronormative terms. For that, I apologize, but it makes the process of arguing simpler if I apply it to the cases for which it seems to come up all too often: a male expressing … [Read more...] about Rethink the Friendzone