Latest Articles for Author: Chelsea Hinkofer

Can We Talk About ‘It’ and Beverly’s Damsel in Distress Trope?

Stephen King’s It has been adapted a second time, this time in film. The movie was released September 8th, and ever since, viewers have been bringing up a certain scene that was in the book and wondering how it would play out in the film. In the novel, after the kids have defeated Pennywise, they…

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Is Rotten Tomatoes Destroying Hollywood?

In a recent article from The New York Times, Hollywood blamed rating website Rotten Tomatoes for their loss in viewers and revenue. “Studio executives’ complaints include the way its Tomatometer hacks off critical nuance, the site’s loose definition of who qualifies as a critic and the spread of scores across the web. Last year, scores…

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Is It Equal? LGBT Characters on Television

LGBT characters on television or film don’t seem to stick around. Especially when it comes to queer women. Queer female characters or relationships are never the spotlight of television and film. It’s typically a straight couple and any queer relationship is some side character that had no depth. And the relationships and characters are never…

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The Incredible Jessica James: A Different Kind of Rom-Com

Daily Show correspondent Jessica Williams has stepped away from her usual television gigs to star in Netflix’s The Incredible Jessica James. And Williams did not change anything about her hilarious and refreshing self for this lead role. Williams plays the lead role Jessica James who is an early 20s, nose ring wearing, African American playwrite….

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Weirdest Tech of 2017

Hushme If you work in an office environment, this device is for you. Need to focus but your coworkers are being a little too loud? Use the Hushme. It sort of looks like a torture device, but Hushme is the “first face mask for mobile phones…Hushme can be worn as a standard neckband-style wireless headphone…

When Memes Become Reality: ‘Disaster Artist’

A friend has probably shown it to you. You have heard the rumors or the inside jokes. You could at least recognize that The Room was possibly the most cringe worthy film ever made. And its director even cringier. And now here’s our chance to break down (kind of) just exactly what is up with…

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Late Night Talk Show Host John Oliver and HBO Being Sued by Coal Baron

John Oliver, late night talk show host of HBO’s Last Week Tonight, is being sued by coal baron and owner of Murray Energy Corporation, Robert Murray for “defamatory” comments Oliver made on his show. The lawsuit which was filed in West Virginia earlier this week, claims Oliver had malicious intent and that many of his…

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GLOW: Netflix’s Bedazzled Wrestling Comedy Has a Ton of Buzz

Nostalgia and period pieces have been a good selling point for Netflix of late with shows like Stranger Things and F is for Family. Netflix has just added another to the list: GLOW. GLOW is set in 1985 and focuses on females breaking the mold. When people think of wrestling, most picture famous men: Stone Cold…

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‘Wonder Woman’ Breaks Box Office and Stereotypes

Comic book movies continue to rule the box office with the release of Wonder Woman. D.C. has had a rough time at the box office lately, with Batman vs Superman and then Suicide Squad being deemed a flop by many critics. But Wonder Woman seems to have made up for that. Rotten Tomatoes has the…

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‘House of Cards’ Season 5: More Backstabbing and Big Twists

Beloved Netflix favorite House of Cards premiered its fifth season on May 30th, and finished off Netflix’s jam packed month with just the right amount of energy. House of Cards has always kept viewers on the edge of their seat. Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) and his wife Claire (Robin Wright) are constantly fighting their way…

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More ‘Deadpool’ Coming Soon and it’s Going to be Animated

Audiences asked and they have received. Beloved comic book hero Deadpool is coming to television in animated form, from Atlanta star and rapper Donald Glover. So far the show is untitled and will have ten episodes in a season that will debut in 2018. Hopefully the show will be as big a hit as the…