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After is a movie based off of a book written by Anna Todd by the same name. Although the movie remedies some glaring offenses from the book, the film still perpetuates dangerous stereotypes about women and relationships.

Review: Adapted romance film ‘After’ just as problematic as book

By Liza Gillespie, Staff Writer • April 16, 2019

“After” takes a problematic fanfiction and turns it into a frustrating and predictable movie. The story follows Tessa Young (Josephine Langford), a sheltered college freshman who begins a tumultuous...

Shrill follows the life of the spunky and wildly relatable Annie, who goes on a journey of self discovery. Unlike Annie, who is a powerhouse character that truly connects with the audience, the side characters tend to lack the same appeal.

Review: Side characters suffer in “Shrill”

By Liza Gillespie • March 24, 2019

The first season of “Shrill” is best described as a sweet and slow character study about discovering self-worth and the selfishness that can accompany it. The series traces this journey of self-actualization...

Junior Eliana Berger presented her paper on an 18th-century British periodical called “The Parrot” on Jan. 5 in Oxford, England. Her work analyzes the portrayal of identity.

Junior’s paper peers into past periodicals

By Liza Gillespie • January 29, 2019

An 18th-century British periodical that disguised political commentary through an innocuous narrator — a bird —  inspired a paper by Ithaca College junior Eliana Berger that illustrated how oppressed...

The character Mrs. Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) makes comedy from tragedy in season 2 of this comedic drama.

Review: “Mrs. Maisel” loses momentum but retains charm

By Liza Gillespie • December 10, 2018

The second season of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” is even more marvelous than its first season but this time at the expense of Mrs. Maisel. In the first season, creator and showrunner Amy Sherman-Palladino...

Melissa McCarthy turns toward drama as she plays the author-turned-criminal Lee Israel in 90s New York City.

Review: Heller crafts a darkly delicate film of writing forgery

By Liza Gillespie, Staff Writer • November 25, 2018
“Can You Ever Forgive Me?” is a heist film, but don’t expect any bombs or car chases.
In the Netflix original Sierra Burgess is a Loser, nerdy Sierra (Shannon Purser) enlists the most popular girl in school to help her catfish her football player crush.

Review: ‘Sierra Burgess’ is a losing love story

By Liza Gillespie, Staff Writer • September 11, 2018
Ultimately, the film tries and fails to add any nuance to the young adult rom-com conversation.
The second season of The Bold Type continues to explore complicated socio-political issues through the lens of Jane (Katie Stevens), Kat (Aisha Dee) and Sutton (Meghann Fahy), three friends who work at a fictional version of Cosmo magazine.

Review: Workplace drama makes bold political statements

By Liza Gillespie, Staff Writer • August 26, 2018
“The Bold Type” demonstrates that a show can prioritize both high-stakes subject matter alongside personal drama.
Directed by John Curran, Chappaquiddick is a refreshingly new take on an infamous political scandal involving U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy (Jason Clarke).

Review: Drama takes fresh perspective on political scandal

By Liza Gillespie, Staff Writer • April 17, 2018
The film's true focus is on the people who surround the family — the political fixers that maintain the Kennedy mythology.
The Netflix original series chronicling the life of an ex-superhero named Jessica Jones released its second season.

Review: Superhero’s second season fails to live up to legacy

By Liza Gillespie, Staff Writer • March 24, 2018
Meeting the incredibly high standard set by the first season of Marvel’s “Jessica Jones” was always an unattainable goal.
Forever My Girl centers on country star Liam Page (Alex Roe) as he repairs his relationships with his ex-fiance and daughter after abandoning them to pursue fame.

Review: Cookie-cutter country romance lacks character

By Liza Gillespie, Staff Writer • January 30, 2018
“Forever My Girl” feels like a Hallmark Channel movie that mistakenly got a wide release.
“Lady Bird” follows Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson (Saoirse Ronan) as she rebels against her mother, Marion (Laurie Metcalf). At the same time, Lady Bird is trying to reconcile her feelings for Danny O’Neil (Lucas Hedges).

Review: Greta Gerwig’s family drama soars

By Liza Gillespie, Contributing Writer • November 29, 2017

“Lady Bird” renders every previous coming-of-age film shallow, insincere and outdated. With a backdrop of Sacramento, California, the film follows Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson (Saoirse Ronan),...

Raul Palma is a diversity fellow at Ithaca College, where he teaches Fiction Writing 1: Short Story. He is pursuing a Ph.D. in creative writing at University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

New diversity fellow joins Department of Writing

By Liza Gillespie, Contributing Writer • November 15, 2017
“My main ambition is to continue contributing to this field, as a writer, as a thinker, and to be in a position to help mentor students."
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