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Female Detectives, Motherhood, and Other Murderous Concerns: Perry Mason & The Alienist
As you may notice, this is the first Film Beat post since the pandemic hit Nashville. As True Detective’s Rust Cohle would say, for many … more
Articles by Nancy McGuire Roche
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Girls Night with Parasite: Three academics unravel genre and class in Bong Joon-ho’s historic film
(Note: The column contains several “spoilers” for the film Parasite. We highly recommend you see the film first.) On Sunday night, Bong Joon-ho made film … more
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The Little Women Zeitgeist
Into every generation, a version of Little Women is born. Since Louisa May Alcott first released the two-part book, in 1868 and 1869 respectively, there … more
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The Belcourt Theatre’s “Spirit of ‘69”
It was two years after the Summer of Love. By 1969, American culture was in transition, fueled by riots and resistance. In February, a South … more