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American sociologist (1907-1980) best known for his research on social stratification and community dynamics. His influential 1949 study 'Elmtown's Youth' examined how social class affected adolescent behavior and opportunities in a small American community. Hollingshead later collaborated with psyc...
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Important class and youth researcher; respected historical contribution, limited contemporary visibility.
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"Eating Raoul" is a 1982 American black comedy film written and directed by Paul Bartel, who also stars in the movie alongside Mary Woronov. The plot centers on a prudish couple who scheme to murder wealthy swingers to steal their money, intending to fund their dream of opening a restaurant. As the...
Beatriz at Dinner is a 2017 comedy-drama film directed by Miguel Arteta and written by Mike White. Salma Hayek plays Beatriz, a holistic health practitioner whose car trouble leaves her at the dinner of a wealthy client, where she encounters Doug Strutt, a real-estate developer played by John Lithgo...
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Salma Hayek performance praised and political tension noted; reviews split on thin characterization and abruptness.
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The Flamingo Kid is a 1984 American coming-of-age comedy-drama directed by Garry Marshall, starring Matt Dillon as Jeffrey Willis, a recent high school graduate from a working-class Brooklyn family. Set during the summer of 1963 at the fictional El Flamingo Beach Club on Long Island, the film follow...
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Generally liked Matt Dillon coming-of-age period comedy-drama, modest critical respect and audience warmth, but not viewed as major work.
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The Farm is a 2019 novel by Joanne Ramos about a commercial surrogacy facility in upstate New York. The facility offers affluent clients the opportunity to arrange pregnancies carried by women who are paid for the service, while the workers live under institutional rules and economic pressure. The n...
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Contemporary social dystopia with mixed-positive reviews; timely surrogacy critique, but execution often seen as conventional.
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The Valet is a 2022 American romantic comedy directed by Richard Wong and written by Bob Fisher and Rob Greenberg. It stars Eugenio Derbez as Antonio, a parking valet who appears in a paparazzi photograph with film star Olivia, played by Samara Weaving, and is asked to pose as her boyfriend. The fil...
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Generally favorable reviews and solid audience ratings credit likable leads and warmth; predictable plotting, sentimentality, and excessive length limit distinction.
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Emerald Fennell's 2023 British black comedy psychological thriller starring Barry Keoghan as an Oxford student who insinuates himself into a wealthy aristocratic family with increasingly sinister intent.
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High visibility and strong craft notices; aggregate consensus is polarized, with many critics calling it shallow or overdetermined.
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