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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Actor Ansel Elgort at an Apple store in June 2014. Elgort plays lead character Theo Decker in “The Goldfinch,” which was released in theaters last Friday. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA

REVIEW: John Crowley’s “The Goldfinch” falls short of its ambitions

Pat LaMarco September 19, 2019
If you look up the phrase, “the book is way better,” on Google, the first site that will pop up is a goodreads list voted upon by 18,505 people and consisting of 1,498 novels whose on-screen adaptations just couldn’t live up to the source material. “The Goldfinch” is just another one of those adaptations. 
Theo James as Four, Miles Teller as Peter and Shailene Woodley as Tris star in “The Divergent Series: Insurgent,” which premiered Friday. PHOTO BY ANDREW COOPER/LIONSGATE

REVIEW: “Insurgent” more revolting than revolutionary

Sonia Rao March 23, 2015

Another year, another dystopian novel adaptation. For a film that revolves around embracing differences and standing out from the crowd, “The Divergent Series: Insurgent,” the second installment...

Adam Sandler and Rosemarie DeWitt play a troubled married couple, Don and Helen Truby in "Men, Women & Children." PHOTO COURTESY OF PARAMOUNT PICTURES

REVIEW: Expansive attempt at social critique falls flat in “Men, Women & Children”

Joe Incollingo October 24, 2014

Before it left our solar system forever, the Voyager 1 probe spun around and took our picture. “Pale Blue Dot,” as that photo has became known as, shows Earth, humankind’s only home, suspended in...

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