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When a Scene Says a Thousand Words

by Editor March 1, 2024
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I am not the type of person to say that anyone is a visionary filmmaker. First, what does that even mean? It’s like being the voice of a generation. Basically …

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ATLA Live Action Disappoints with Disabled Mimicry

by Editor February 28, 2024
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CN: Please note that there are spoilers for the live action Avatar the Last Airbender series as well as the animated series it is based upon. Read with caution. I’ve …

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Disability in the Aliens Franchise

by Editor February 26, 2024
written by Editor

CN: Spoilers I love Aliens. In fact, I would say it’s probably my favorite horror franchise merely because it’s one of the best written, in my humble opinion. I often …

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Reasons Hollywood Feels No Need to Include Disabled Creatives

by Editor February 25, 2024
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For the last two decades we’ve been watching, writing about, and discussing disability representation in some form or fashion. Six years ago we actively started documenting what we were watching …

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What We’re Watching – Feb 18/24

by Editor February 25, 2024
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This week, we’ve said goodbye to the binging of an absolute favorite (sometimes it’s hard being caught up on things), finished a smaller series, and started a couple new ones. …

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The Disablist Nature of Desiring Perfection in Gattaca

by Editor February 24, 2024
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Dom Evans delves into the disablist nature of needing to be perfect that is found in the popular film, Gattaca.

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What We’re Watching – Feb 11/17

by Editor February 19, 2024
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It’s time for this weeks What We’re Watching. So, this is everything we watched last week. Next week we will have some new additions to this because tonight The Equalizer …

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What We’re Watching – Feb 4/10

by Editor February 14, 2024
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The first half of this week has been pretty busy. As I am writing this, I’m curious to see how many shows that we will have to list between us. …

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Monster is All Dahmer, All the Time

by Editor February 14, 2024
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Monster Dahmer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story is a macabre look at the life and times of Jeffrey Dahmer with too much sensationalism and not enough care for the victims.

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What We’re Watching – Jan 28/Feb 3

by Editor February 7, 2024
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It’s time for our second installment of “What We’re Watching.” Basically, we give you a sneak peek of what movies and TV shows we’ve been consuming for the week. Depending …

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