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‘Mean Girls’ and the New (Home-Schooled) Kid in Class

As our critic knows, missing out on the shared experience of school is deeply strange. It’s something Hollywood rarely acknowledges, except in these films.

By Alissa Wilkinson

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‘Mean Girls’ Costume Designer Talks Cast Wardrobe and Addresses Critics

Some people have roasted the outfits in the new film, but there were reasons the Plastics got a Gen Z spin. (Among them: social media, fast fashion and the pandemic.)

By Callie Holtermann

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With ‘Mean Girls,’ When Trailers Hit Mute on the Musical

With “Mean Girls,” “Wonka” and “The Color Purple,” why have studios spent much of their marketing budget downplaying and disguising their movie musicals?

By Alexis Soloski

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With ‘Mean Girls,’ When Trailers Hit Mute on the Musical

With “Mean Girls,” “Wonka” and “The Color Purple,” why have studios spent much of their marketing budget downplaying and disguising their movie musicals?

By Alexis Soloski