By Melissa Antoinette Garza THE PRINCIPAL (1987) is another comfort film or me. For years, I thought it was a quality rip-off of LEAN ON ME, but shockingly the latter came out two years after. THE PRINCIPAL is more of an action than a drama. The lead character […]
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BRING IT ON (2000) – Writer Jessica Bendinger on Allegations She Promotes Rape Culture
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Often when discussing 1980s comedies like REVENGE OF THE NERDS, ANIMAL HOUSE, PORKY’S and POLICE ACADEMY, one can’t help but mention uncomfortable sequences involving sexual assault, misconduct and straight-up rape that were used for comedic purposes. For the most part, movies are warier of […]