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Why the Enduring Myth of Mary Poppins Didn’t Need an Update

Raising children is never an easy business. Parents need all the help they can get. There is a reason why my father would once think of our original Mary Poppins VHS tape as a sound investment. Transfixed for the 140 minutes that it played, my sister and I would be out of his and my mother’s way.

Shreevatsa Nevatia March 2, 2016

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Ardh is a Fraction of What Rajpal Yadav Could have Been and Could still be

All the compromises show in Ardh, which nevertheless manages to rise above its constraints and show us a version of Rajpal Yadav we deserve to see more of.

Pradeep Menon March 2, 2016

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Ant-Man and the Wasp: What Will it Take for Marvel to Fix its “Women Problem”?

Marvel’s first female headliner offers the studio the perfect playground to fix its infamous “woman problem”. So why does the film feel like Ant-Man and the Afterthought, rather than Ant-Man and the Wasp?

Kahini Iyer March 2, 2016

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“Caution: White Men at Work”: What Game of Thrones Season 8 Writers Don’t Get about Powerful Women

Game of Thrones is like a relationship which starts with a very misleading Tinder profile. It rose to cultural supremacy by promising to “break the wheel”; now it’s just a mediocre attempt at celebrating a straight, white man’s newfound lineage, while undermining its powerful women characters.

Ujjainee Roy March 1, 2016

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A review of the Fast and Furious franchise by someone who hates driving and cars

I’ve never been comfortable admitting that I despise driving and lack the enthusiasm most share around automobiles in general. It has made witnessing and understanding the fandom behind the Fast and Furious franchise all the more fascinating.

Manik Sharma March 1, 2016

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Killing Me Softly with a Smiley

The smiley is a wily one. It is truly a tool of subversion. If deployed effectively, it is the magic wand that has the power to circumvent.

Johan Dsouza March 1, 2016

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Guardians of the Comic Book Legacy

The plot of Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 2 is a testament to how superhero films work better when they are real films, instead of the usual campy OTT spectacle.

Poulomi Das March 1, 2016