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A Holly Jolly Molly Ringwald: John Hughes’ Sexism of an Insecure 80’s Icon

Emily Diaz, DePaul University

John Hughes success lives on through the decades, but at whose expense?…

February 29, 2024

‘Easy A’—The Defining High School Rom-Com of the 2010s?

Julia Ray, Northern Arizona University

“Sixteen Candles,” “Clueless,” “Mean Girls,” and… what?…

January 16, 2024

How Does ‘Sixteen Candles’ Hold Up 30 Years Later?

Carly Ristaino, Union College

Not bad as a coming-of-age film, but terrible in some really cringe-y ways.…

August 22, 2018

Molly Ringwald

In the #MeToo Era, Molly Ringwald Reexamines Her John Hughes Roles

Haley Newlin, Southern New Hampshire University

The star, and many others, have pointed to a troubling undercurrent of sexual harassment in the iconic ’80s films.…

May 2, 2018