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About Ashvaria Rai

Ashvaria is a literature and media nerd - particularly when it comes to anything pop culture! Being an advocate for diversity & inclusion, she is especially interested in how works depict and treat minority characters.

Favorite Media

Ashvaria's favorite media topics include anything pertaining to Harry Potter, The Twilight Saga, Glee, the MCU and, of course, the original cinematic masterpiece: Shrek.

Latest Articles

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10 Harry Potter Wizards Duels Only Book Fans Will Remember

Some of Harry Potter's best face-offs never make it to film, which means that only true book fans will remember these epic wizard duels!

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10 Best Romantic Couples In The Hunger Games Franchise

Snow lands on top, but does his romance with Lucy Gray? See where the duo ranks among the the Hunger Games franchise's best couples!

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10 Best Superhero Movies Of 2023

From Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 to Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse, these 2023 superhero films flew much higher than the rest!

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10 Best Animated Movies Of 2023

From Leo to Nimona, 2023 presented a feast of animation! In a year that had no shortage of strong content, these are 2023's strongest animated movies!

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10 Disney Villains With the Best Redemption Arcs

Not all villains are bad people! From defining actions to sad backstories, these Disney characters have some of the best redemption arcs!

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How To Watch The MCU's Infinity Saga In Chronological Order

With Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania kickstarting Phase 5, now is the perfect time for a chronological rewatch of the MCU's beloved Infinity Saga.

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10 Saddest TV Breakups, Ranked

All iconic TV romances are full of ups and downs, but these couples went through some of the most devastating breakups in television history.

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10 Best Johnny Depp Roles

Wonka's release has people reminiscing about Johnny Depp's signature performance as the character, but Willy Wonka is just one of Depp's iconic roles.

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10 Best Gene Wilder Roles

Gene Wilder is widely remembered for his brilliant take on Willy Wonka. However, the actor had many other great roles that deserve equal attention.

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15 Most Popular Harry Potter Ships, Ranked (According To AO3)

AO3 allows Potterheads to indulge in their favorite and most popular Harry Potter ships, whether they be Ron x Hermione or Harry x Draco.

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15 Great Superhero TV Shows With A Controversial Character

From Arrow's Felicity Smoak to Umbrella Academy's Allison, a controversial character can prove fatal to even the greatest superhero TV shows.

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10 Best Canadian Kids' Shows

From George Shrinks to Edible Incredible, Canadian kids' programming has always been full of gems that are as fun and absurd as they are endearing.

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10 Darkest Quotes in Disney Movies

From Simba's ruthlessness in Lion King to Olaf's creepy wisdom in Frozen 2, it's hard to believe all these dark quotes are from Disney.

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10 Great Harry Potter Quotes That Define a Main Character

From Hermione Granger to Draco Malfoy, these Harry Potter characters can be accurately defined by great quotes from their own series.

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10 Deleted Movie Scenes That Deserved to be Cut, According to Reddit

Some deleted scenes add more value to films - but not these. From the Avengers' kneeling to Red's monologue, these deleted scenes were rightfully cut.

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10 Weirdest Animated Movies

From the obscure Scary Godmother to the storyline and visuals of Nine, these animated movies feel more like fever dreams than anything else.

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10 Iconic Teen Movie Couples That Wouldn't Be Together Today

While some teen movie romances have what it takes to go the distance, couples like Baby and Johnny likely ended soon after the credits.

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10 Saddest Deaths in Romance Films

From Titanic's Jack Dawson to Atonement's Robbie and Cecilia, some romance movie deaths are too heart-wrenchingly sad to ever get over.

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10 Saddest Deaths In Coming-Of-Age Movies

From My Girl's Thomas to Bridge to Terabithia's Leslie, these sad deaths proved that coming-of-age films can be as devastating as they are inspiring.

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10 Great Movies That Are Actually Remakes

Whether it be 2003's Freaky Friday or 1983's Scarface, many great movies of their time are actually film remakes in disguise.

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