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I spent winter break watching all five of these movies (because I hate myself). Here they are, ranked from least bad to the absolute worst.

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Gilmore Girls serves as a reminder of how meaningful, healthy and caring relationships with the women in my life can be.

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Suffering through the last few months of winter may have been a whole lot worse if it weren’t for the built up anticipation I felt when learning of all of the new releases that were promised within the month of April.

We're so accustomed to seeing women in action movies as the sidekick or as a damsel in distress that we don't even question it anymore.

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