My absolute No. 1 favorite let's get down to it pop culture question? #top5movies, baby. Here's the xoJane staff's lists so you can see into our very SOULS.
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Remember when I suddenly realized "Dirty Dancing" is actually a movie about an illegal abortion? That was kind of a shock.
being like heather duke
I can’t get into it; help a sister out? Also THERE WILL PROBABLY BE SPOILERS.
adaptations
I went into it knowing that I wasn’t going to see a faithful and perfect adaptation, and that this would be okay; I was curious to know if the spirit of the books was retained.
movies
I try to avoid throwing out accusations of “misogyny,” but it is hard for me not to think that the reason so many male viewers seem to object so strongly to these films is because they’re the rare example where they are expected to spend the entire length of the movie identifying with a female protagonist.
bill murray
What's your favorite Wes Anderson movie and why? Two winners!
guns
In the wake of the deaths of six- and seven-year-olds in Newtown, CT, giving my kid a toy gun just doesn't seem right. And I am not at all comfortable with the violence marketed to kids through video games and movies.
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Dec 21, 2012 at 5:00pm | 117 comments
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Rely on Baz Luhrmann to murder your high school lit class memories without a backward glance.
eastbound and down
Mine was "Masseusse II," the story of "two professional erotic masseuses try[ing] to survive in a world where prostitution is regarded a sin."
race
I'm rattled by the idea that Summit Entertainment feels like the themes of heartache, loss, tragedy and pain have to be white-washed for audiences to “get” it.
smoking
When I look back and try to pinpoint the things that made me susceptible to smoking, I can never bring myself to fully acknowledge that the media I inhaled during my formative years must have left a mark.
issues
"Zero Dark Thirty" is a movie about violence and torture and obsession, but I kind of wanted to get up and cheer. Being a first-generation Middle Eastern American is weird and complex and conflicting like that.
movies
Here are my top "feel good" moments from "Jurassic Park."
beetlejuice
I am crazy excited for Dark Shadows. You can be too. It's okay.
comics
Dealing with a sick pet: the worst or the very very WORST?
race
The movie's insidious message inspires people to write things like: "Red Dawn makes me so racist to Asians now!! #imracist."
charlie sheen
Ladies of the 70's were so sexy. They really embodied the sort of nonchalant elegance that I think is missing from fashion today.
coconut everything
Please help me find a selection of silk chiffon robes to wear while pretending my built-in-2006 beachside condo is a MAGICAL ANCIENT CASTLE.
kate winslet
"Titanic" is as much about 1997 as 1912 as a touchstone of the hubris and optimism of an age; forgive me for saying so, but I believe it is much more difficult to make an earnest, naïve love story like this today.
channing tatum
FINALLY, we have a male take on the "stripper with a heart of gold" narrative.
fun
I wasn't supposed to like LA... but something had to give.
movies
Difficult. It ís an adjective I generally associate with my adolescent tantrums.
