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Seeking Détente in the Battle of the Sexes

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Battle of the Sexes is the latest movie to weigh in on the ongoing discussion on gender equality. It centers on the highly publicized 1973 tennis match between 29-year-old female tennis star Billie Jean King and 55-year-old past-his-prime former champion Bobby Riggs.

War for the Planet of the Apes: Forgiveness and the Darkness Within

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It’s the third instalment of the critically acclaimed series and it’s epic—an epic showdown between man and ape, that is.

The Circle Shows the Need for Genuine Community

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I recently read Dave Eggers’ 2013 novel The Circle, which was released a couple of weeks ago as a film starring Tom Hanks and Emma Watson. The story follows 24-year-old graduate Mae Holland who leaves her boring hometown job to get a customer relations position at the world’s most powerful social media corporation

Logan: There’s no living with killing

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Unlike 2000’s original X-Men, rated PG-13 in the US, where the blood-letting was kept to a minimum, this final R-16 instalment is a far darker and more brutal film, gut-wrenching in its visceral violence and profanity.