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‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.’ Movie Review: An Endlessly Charming Coming-Of-Age Delight

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In 1970, Judy Blume’s eponymous novel Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret was published. The book, a grounded curtail pull on teenage sexuality, was met with indignation by certain literary factions of the USA, going as far as banning the book in certain states over its discussion of menstruation …

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Paddington Movie Review

‘Paddington in Peru’ Review: Villain Centric Sequel Misses the Mark

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While it is to be praised that so many dads are making movies for children these days, it does rather mean the dads are centering themselves in the movies, instead of the children for whom the movies are supposedly made. This is very frustrating, not least when it’s clear that …

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