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Gina Rodriguez

Reviews

Players (2024)
Lost Ollie (2022)
Awake (2021)
Kajillionaire (2020)
Scoob! (2020)
Someone Great (2019)
Miss Bala (2019)
Smallfoot (2018)
Annihilation (2018)
Ferdinand (2017)
The Star (2017)
Deepwater Horizon (2016)

Blog Posts

Features

The Imperiled Women of Alex Garland’s Films

The writer-director’s acclaimed movies focus on nuanced, layered protagonists who don’t succumb to “Strong Female Character” cliches. A big reason his latest, Civil War, doesn’t work as well is it’s the first time he’s viewed one of his heroines so narrowly.

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MZS

The Unloved, Part 52: Annihilation

A video essay on the excellence of Annihilation and Paramount's shoddy treatment of the film.

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