Circulating on platforms such as TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram over the past few months has been the praise and admiration of what has been titled the “good for her” movie genre. While this genre can be empowering, there are a few films that fit into it for the wrong reasons.
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Oxford Dictionary defines true crime as a genre of writing, film, etc., in which real crimes are examined or portrayed; compare sense and details the actions of real people. When talking about crime or anything gruesome in general, it can be taxing and very emotionally overwhelming to the point you

Although many could argue that there are much more pressing issues at hand in current politics, one issue that has hit home for me is the lawsuit tag happening now with Johnny Depp and his ex-wife, Amber Heard. Ever since I was little, I have been a huge Harry Potter

Chuck Bass and Blair Walford are the well-known characters of the iconic couple from one of the most popular series in the United States, “Gossip Girl”. Gossip Girl was a teenage drama about the luxurious and scandalous lives of the Manhattan elite families that began broadcasting in 2007 and ended

To what extent can we extrapolate the truth without it being considered theft? Well, according to Cameron Crowe, all it takes is some creativity and some anonymity and you will be off the hook—for the most part. For what would become a controversial topic in the 1980s, the release of

Do we have a responsibility to correct the past or is it irresponsible to think we should? This is the question that I’ve pondered since seeing “Roman Holiday” for the first time earlier this year. During the pandemic, my family developed a new favorite pastime of exploring all the old

Terence McKenna states, “It [culture] invites people to diminish themselves, and dehumanize themselves by behaving like machines, meme processors of memes passed down from Madison Avenue, and Hollywood, and what have you.” The “City of Angels” an illusional paradigm that disguises many hidden devils, constructed on toxicity and a melting

Don’t F**k With Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer, recently rolled out on Netflix which tells the story of Luka Magnotta of Canada, cat killer turned murderer. It all began when Magnotta circulated videos of himself on the web killing cats while hiding his identity. A group of what Netflix called

In May of 2013, 8 year old Gabriel Fernandez was murdered by his mother and her boyfriend after suffering months of abuse and torture. The six episode documentary on Netflix shows the systematic failure of every person in Gabriel’s life. School officials would try to report Gabriel’s bruises, burns and

For seven years the public has become increasingly infatuated with the Aaron Hernandez murder case. A strong and driven young athlete and a fresh face for the New England Patriots, had his invincible persona shattered when allegations of his involvement in the murder of close friend, Odin Loyd, surfaced in