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At 7pm sharp, Alyssia made her way to the living room. Her stepmom, Rachel, was sitting on the couch, but she got up and excused herself, saying she had some work to do in her office.

But the statistics don’t lie. According to the Pew Research Center, approximately 16% of children in the United States live in blended families. In response, modern cinema has shifted gears. No longer are stepparents merely the "evil" archetypes of Cinderella or the bumbling fools of 80s slapstick. Today’s filmmakers are exploring the messy, beautiful, and often painful alchemy of forging kinship. MomsFamilySecrets.24.08.07.Alyssia.Vera.Stepmom...