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Bad-guy sensei John Kreese, played by Martin Kove, threatens Daniel (Ralph Macchio) and Mr Miyagi (Pat Morita) in The Karate Kid. Maximum Film/Alamy

May 15, 2024

The Karate Kid at 40: why the film’s lasting appeal stems from a simplistic stereotyping of the ‘mysterious east’

Paul Bowman, Cardiff University

Did the beloved 1980s teen classic The Karate Kid perpetuate Orientalist stereotypes?

Part of the poster for the new Mean Girls movie. Everett Collection Inc/Alamy Stock Photo

January 23, 2024

If Mean Girls was part of your teenage years, you might not like the new one

Samantha Colling, Manchester Metropolitan University

The problem with the Mean Girls musical film is that it is a pastiche of a pastiche.

October 18, 2020

My best worst film: She’s The Man – Amanda Bynes shines in a hilarious commentary on gender

Jessica Ford, University of Newcastle

Rolling Stone gave this modern adaptation of Twelfth Night one star – but She’s The Man is actually an intelligent and nuanced look at the performance of gender.

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Jessica Ford
Lecturer in Media, University of Adelaide
Samantha Colling
Senior Lecturer in Film and Media, Manchester Metropolitan University
Paul Bowman
Professor of Cultural Studies, Cardiff University

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