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Author: Christy Admiraal

Sorkin’s Game: How “The Social Network” surprisingly succeeds in its take on women

The Social Network
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David Fincher’s Facebook drama remains a bright spot in Aaron Sorkin’s filmography in how it skewers male entitlement.

Christy Admiraal Posted on October 1, 2020September 30, 2020

Reflecting on the musical theater magic of “School of Rock”

School of Rock
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Richard Linklater’s 2003 Jack Black comedy is a riotous, rocking celebration of creativity and the joy of music, and holds up like a killer solo.

Christy Admiraal Posted on August 25, 2019August 25, 2019

With “Sweeney Todd”, Tim Burton Ditched Whimsy for Pure, Masterful Macabre

Sweeney Todd
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By channeling Burton’s outsized whimsy into something darker, consistent, and more constrained, Sweeney Todd succeeds in ways his other adaptations fail.

Christy Admiraal Posted on March 24, 2019August 5, 2020
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