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Why Closer Still Matters Two Decades After Its Release | Features

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It’s fascinating to think about Portman making “Garden State” and “Closer” in the same year, both codifying and subverting the “manic pixie dream girl” archetype. In the former, she’s quirky in ways that feel unnatural, as if written by someone who was trying to come up with the ideal woman and ended up with a … Read more

Video: Cristina Escobar’s TEDx Talk, “Actually, Everyone’s Not a Critic – And Why It Matters” | Chaz’s Journal

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In the video embedded below, RogerEbert.com contributor Cristina Escobar presents her TEDx talk, Actually, Everyone’s Not a Critic – And Why It Matters,” in which she discusses the need to for more diversity in film and TV criticism, while sharing the story of how she and Nicola Schulze co-founded LatinaMedia.Co. Enjoy!—The Editors