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Liza Berdykulova | Graphic Artist

And the Oscar goes to…your binge list: Six Academy Award-nominated movies to watch

Ananya Swaroop February 26, 2025
The anticipation around Oscar Day is high, so here is just the thing for you to get over the jitters — an Oscars binge list. This guide has some of the best movies of 2024 — from visually stunning sci-fi epics to exciting dramas and musical masterpieces.
Gianna Horcher | Graphic Artist

‘A Complete Unknown’ keeps Bob Dylan a mystery

Ruby Voge February 7, 2025
The film’s title, “A Complete Unknown,” serves as a guide for how it approaches its subject material. Mangold’s script works to uphold the mythology of Dylan as an unknowable artist — who, from the beginning, was reluctant to be defined by others and by himself. 
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

REVIEW: ‘The Apprentice’ explores Trump’s origins, but Cohn steals the show

Rachel Bernstein November 4, 2024
“The Apprentice” isn’t the Donald Trump story you’re expecting. Rather than a behind-the-scenes look into Trump’s 15-season reality show of the same name, the film follows the story of how attorney Roy Cohn shaped Trump into the figure we know today. 
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Graphic Artist

Highlighting The Truth In True Crime | EDITORIAL

Editors September 25, 2022
Content dedicated to the crimes of serial killers’ past presents a gray moral area.
“Selena: The Series,” a Netflix-original that follows the life of late Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla, debuted on Friday. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: ‘Selena’ aims for sincerity, ends up overdone and cliché

David Simon December 7, 2020

“Selena: The Series” focuses on the life of the late Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla — played by Christian Serratos — and her rise to fame. Tinged with late-’80s and early-’90s aesthetics,...

Aaron Eckhart, Ciarán Hinds and Miles Teller in “Bleed for This.” PHOTO COURTESY OPEN ROAD FILMS

REVIEW: “Bleed for This” is an inspiring comeback story

Lauren Frias November 20, 2016

The story boxing legend Vinny Pazienza is one that all boxing fans are familiar with. One moment, he was holding a boxing championship belt being adored by screaming fans. The next, he was lying in...

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