Tag: Mason Gooding
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The Invite and I Want Your Sex: Olivia Wilde’s Year of Wanting
Olivia Wilde is having one of the most interesting years of any actor in 2026 — not because of box office numbers, but because of range. In The Invite, which she also directs, Wilde plays a sexually starved wife whose marriage cracks open the night her upstairs neighbors come to dinner. In I Want Your…
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Same America, Different Wounds: A Review of Slanted and The Gates
All film is political — but some films arrive at exactly the right moment, carrying exactly the right wounds. Slanted and The Gates, both released March 13th, tell the stories of people of color navigating a country that claims them and rejects them in the same breath. One transforms the body. The other traps it.…
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The Year of Relationships: 2025 Movies That Get Love Right (and Wrong)
Where do we, as a society, currently stand when it comes to relationships? Dating? Commitment? The landscape has shifted so dramatically that it sometimes feels like we’re living in an entirely new emotional era. The openness of relationships has expanded far beyond where it once was—breaking away from antiquated, traditional notions and allowing people to…
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The Age of Outrage: Cancel Culture, Social Media, and Cinema’s Search for Accountability
This year alone has brought an assortment of films reflecting the political and social climates of both the world at large and the United States in particular. While the deeper analysis of that collective will be tabled for now, one thing has become clear: the relevancy of films capturing the essence—or at least the proximity—of…
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Heart Eyes: A Rom-Com With a Body Count
Heart Eyes Directed by: Josh Ruben Starring: Olivia Holt and Mason Gooding The color red in Heart Eyes isn’t just a nod to romance—it also foreshadows the bloodshed that lurks beneath its charming exterior. What begins as a playful rom-com quickly veers into slasher territory, intertwining love and horror in a way that feels both…