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Where’s the So-called ‘Feminism’ in  Zack Snyder’s Violent ‘Sucker Punch’?
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Where’s the So-called ‘Feminism’ in  Zack Snyder’s Violent ‘Sucker Punch’?

By Colin Dray / 20 February 2018

Cinema's Russian doll of vacuous misogynist hyper-sexualised spectacle is a swing-and-a-miss.

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Cage and Cusack and a Serial Killer in Alaska: ‘The Frozen Ground’

By Jesse Hassenger / 22 August 2013
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‘Spring Breakers’, ‘Pain & Gain’ and Postmodern Folly at the Movies

By Thomas Britt / 9 May 2013
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Five Hot Chicks and the MPAA, Why Can’t This Be Europe? Zack Snyder’s ‘Sucker Punch’

By George Russell / 25 March 2011
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Summer of Same: August 2009

By Bill Gibron / 29 April 2009
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OMG – The 20 Worst Films of 2008

By PopMatters Staff / 14 January 2009
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Celulloid Culpability – Top 10 Film Guilty Pleasures of 2008

By PopMatters Staff / 12 January 2009
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Talk, Talk, Talk: October 2008

By Bill Gibron / 9 September 2008

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The 100 Best Classic Progressive Rock Songs
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The 100 Best Classic Progressive Rock Songs

By Sean Murphy / 31 March 2023
Director Léa Mysius on ‘The Five Devils’ Aromatic Mystery
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Director Léa Mysius on ‘The Five Devils’ Aromatic Mystery

By Paul Risker / 31 March 2023
Folk Songwriter Richard Dawson Discusses the Language of Time
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Folk Songwriter Richard Dawson Discusses the Language of Time

By Thomas Britt / 30 March 2023
Suffering in Silents: Two 1922 Melodramas from Frank Borzage
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Suffering in Silents: Two 1922 Melodramas from Frank Borzage

By Michael Barrett / 30 March 2023
Black Flag’s ‘Damaged’ and the Hardcore Hope of “Rise Above”
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Black Flag’s ‘Damaged’ and the Hardcore Hope of “Rise Above”

By TK Hardin / 29 March 2023

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PopMatters Seeks Music Writers

By PopMatters Staff / 28 September 2022
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PopMatters Seeks Film Critics and Essayists

By Karen Zarker / 28 September 2022
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PopMatters Seeks Television Critics and Essayists

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The 100 Best Classic Progressive Rock Songs
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The 100 Best Classic Progressive Rock Songs

By Sean Murphy / 31 March 2023
Director Léa Mysius on ‘The Five Devils’ Aromatic Mystery
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Director Léa Mysius on ‘The Five Devils’ Aromatic Mystery

By Paul Risker / 31 March 2023
Folk Songwriter Richard Dawson Discusses the Language of Time
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Folk Songwriter Richard Dawson Discusses the Language of Time

By Thomas Britt / 30 March 2023
Suffering in Silents: Two 1922 Melodramas from Frank Borzage
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Suffering in Silents: Two 1922 Melodramas from Frank Borzage

By Michael Barrett / 30 March 2023
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