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If my life had a soundtrack

Sophia Yakumithis April 13, 2021
We rarely fantasize about what the soundtrack would be if our life was adapted to film. Here’s mine.
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Ask Sophia: How to have a Hot Girl Summer

Sophia Yakumithis March 17, 2021
My body has taken a serious hit since the lockdown started last March. With warmer weather making it easier to go running again, I think we are en route to a hot girl summer once again.
“Don’t Look Up,” Adam Mckay’s 2021 Netflix comedy starring Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo Dicaprio, Timothée Chalamet and more, will begin filming in Boston on Nov. 19. COURTESY OF GAGE SKIDMORE

Netflix movie to begin filming in Boston this month

Isabella Abraham November 11, 2020
The comedy features Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCaprio and Timothée Chalamet, among others. Ariana Grande and Kid Cudi will appear in the film as well. 
Flick Critique: Is money the root of all evil?

Flick Critique: Is money the root of all evil?

Victoria Lara March 1, 2018

Consumerism is often seen as the driving force in the United States, a country known as capitalism’s most ardent fan. Nonetheless, several movies have been quick to point out the repercussions of having...

FRILOT: Wonder Woman: girl power with a side of sexualization

FRILOT: Wonder Woman: girl power with a side of sexualization

Madison Frilot September 4, 2017

Although I admit I’m a little late to the “Wonder Woman” craze, when I went to go see it, the movie theater was still packed — and when the credits rolled, the girl power chants that spread throughout...

RENNER: Despite opposition, UN Paris Agreement step forward in fighting climate change

RENNER: Despite opposition, UN Paris Agreement step forward in fighting climate change

Elise Renner April 26, 2016

On Earth Day Friday, 175 world leaders and United Nations Messenger of Peace Leonardo DiCaprio met up in New York to do some good for our planet. They gathered to sign the Paris Agreement, a 32-page contract...

Draymond Green is critical piece of the Golden State Warriors puzzle. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA

Sports Comedy Corner: Academy Awards for Sports 

Zach Halperin March 4, 2016

The Academy Awards are an entertainment spectacle. With the biggest celebrities in film, a host bashing said celebrities and live tweets from people who have never seen a film, the show’s always...

Going For Two: Who deserves a sports “Oscar?"

Going For Two: Who deserves a sports “Oscar?”

David Souza March 2, 2016

Sunday’s Academy Awards were highlighted by Leonardo DiCaprio’s long-awaited Oscar win for his performance in “The Revenant.” DiCaprio’s recognition has been a long time coming, and the sports...

Will Poulter portrays legendary mountain man Jim Bridger in “Revenant.” PHOTO COURTESY KIMBERLELY FRENCH/TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION

INTERVIEW: Actor Will Poulter ventures into wilderness in “The Revenant”

Allegra Peelor December 4, 2015

Will Poulter, known for his work in “We’re the Millers” and “The Maze Runner,” is currently starring alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy in Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu’s film “The...

Mark Wahlberg (left) and Brie Larson (right) star in Rupert Wyatt's "The Gambler," which will be released Dec. 19. PHOTO COURTESY OF PARAMOUNT PICTURES

INTERVIEW: ‘The Gambler’ director Rupert Wyatt on life’s games of chance

Conner Reed December 8, 2014

Rupert Wyatt’s “The Gambler” is something of an anomaly. He insists that it is not a remake of the 1974 Karel Reisz drama of the same name, though the two share similar plot points. Rather, the...

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TAMOLA: Give Me All the Woofers

Katie Tamola October 8, 2014

The worst thing about people is their ability to talk. Just kidding!…Sort of. But really, nobody likes somebody who has something negative to say about everybody. There’s always that person that can...

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