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Gender Justice: ‘Shadow and Bone’ gives a refreshing take on powerful women

Meredith Varner April 28, 2021
We need more three-dimensional female characters in TV and less “damsel in distress” tropes.
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A tale of two superhero shows: How ‘The Boys,’ ‘Invincible’ subvert superhero stereotypes

Emma Sánchez April 26, 2021
After binging these shows, I feel red-pilled about how the media milks the hell out of superheroes.
FOX's new show "Gotham" revisits the Batman origin story, this time as told from the eyes of Gotham City Police Department Detective James Gordon, played by Ben McKenzie. PHOTO COURTESY OF FOX TV

REVIEW: Batman begins again with strong characters on FOX’s ‘Gotham’

Felipe Belfort Marques September 26, 2014

Superheroes are kind of a big thing right now. They’ve already conquered the movie market and started making progress on video games, and recently, the capes have decided to come back to the small screen. While...

‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ packs more action, substance than first installment

Daily Free Press Admin April 10, 2014

Unless you have been hiding under a particularly large and soundproof rock over the last couple of years, it’s almost guaranteed that you’ve heard of The Avengers , the 2012 superhero movie that combined...

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