With Bridget Jones’s Diary celebrating its 25th anniversary this month, it occurred to me that it was one of the last romantic comedies that came out before everything as we knew it changed. It was before 9/11, the Iraq War, the 7/7 London Bombings, and the global financial crash of 2008. Only a decade after…
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Legally Blonde at 20
Legally Blonde was released in the US on July 13th, 2001, and in the UK on October 26th, 2001. Even after 20 years, Legally Blonde’s feminist legacy still perseveres in empowering women by dismantling the blonde stereotype through a strong female character. In 2017, Reese Witherspoon told the Wall Street Journal, “At least once a week I have…
20 Years of Cheers: The Legacy of Bring It On
At its surface, Bring It On is a fun teen rom-com about cheerleading that perfectly sets up its tongue-in-cheek tone with its opening dream sequence. Featuring the “I’m sexy, I’m cute, I’m popular to boot” cheer, it pokes fun at how people typically view cheerleading as nothing more than a bitchy popularity contest, but the film also shines…