The Voting Rights Act Is a Lesson in Overcoming Setbacks
Last month, the U.S. celebrated the 60th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the landmark Voting Rights Act (VRA) into law. The legislation promised...
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Breaking Down the Gripping Ending of ‘The Dead Girls’
Warning: Spoilers ahead for The Dead Girls The Dead Girls (Las Muertas), a Netflix series premiering Sep. 10, tells the story of the Baladro sisters,...
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The True Story Behind Roofman Starring Channing Tatum
Before Derek Cianfrance decided he wanted to direct what would become Roofman, he asked if he could speak to the movie’s subject, the robber Jeffrey...
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The True Story Behind ‘The Lost Bus’ and the Camp Fire
Paul Greengrass has always been interested in depicting the real world on-screen. Starting out in the documentary world in his 20s, he sharpened the signature...
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The True Story of Mark Kerr, Subject of The Smashing Machine
The day before the premiere of The Smashing Machine at the Venice Film Festival earlier this week, former mixed martial arts fighter Mark Kerr describes...
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The True Story Behind Sydney Sweeney’s Boxing Drama Christy
In crafting Christy, the biopic of boxer Christy Salters Martin that just premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, director David Michôd and his co-writer...
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China Is Trying to Rattle Trump
China broadcast its might on Wednesday. Tens of thousands of spectators in Beijing looked on as the People’s Republic unveiled laser weapons, nuclear ballistic missiles,...
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Breaking Down the Sweet Ending of ‘Love Untangled’
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Love Untangled Park Se-ri (Light Shop’s Shin Eun-soo), the teen protagonist in Netflix Korean-language rom-com Love Untangled, knows without...
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The Case for Rediscovering Your Hometown
We’re often taught that ambition looks like leaving. For those of us from small towns, the goal is usually to get out, to something bigger,...
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The Real History Behind Netflix K-Drama ‘Aema’
In Netflix’s new K-drama Aema, a world-weary top actress, the misogynistic head of a film studio, an anxious first-time director, and an ambitious nightclub tapdancer...
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How KPop Demon Hunters Conquered the World
Like the best idol groups, KPop Demon Hunters isn’t good at just one thing. In K-pop, songs can and do exist on their own, but...
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Breaking Down the Suspenseful Ending of ‘Rivers of Fate’
Rivers of Fate (Pssica), a four-part Brazilian series filmed in Pará and adapted from Edyr Augusto’s novel, follows three interconnected storylines set against the violent...