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.
IMDB/Paramount 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.