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Tag Archives: movies
Why on Earth I Liked Young Adult
Perhaps a month ago, I watched Young Adult. It’s a 2011 comedy starring Charlize Theron as Mavis Gary, a self-destructive YA fiction ghostwriter (think Sweet Valley High) who at thirty-seven decides, pretty much out of the blue, to go home … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Review
Tagged Cara McKenna, heroines, mental illness, movies, storytelling, Young Adult
14 Comments
Cinémawonque Analysis: Pretty Woman
Pretty Woman (1990) is such a modern classic of the mainstream romance genre, I think it’s incredibly easy to forget exactly how wonked this story is. In fact, I’ve attended writing workshops in which it’s used as a universal reference … Continue reading
Posted in Certified Wonktastical, Movies, Review
Tagged Cara McKenna, Cinemawonque, movies, Pretty Woman, review, writing
18 Comments
“Stage Beauty”: Identity in Conflict
There have been only a handful of times in my life where I’ve wished I were more educated. If there’s something I don’t know, I can research it and find the answer—I live in a university town, and I have … Continue reading
