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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

John Mulaney’s live talk show is not for ‘everybody,’ but it is worth a watch

Lauren Albano April 6, 2025
There are plenty of things that need ironing out, but I’m still open to seeing what else Mulaney has in store. But hopefully, if I decide to call in again, it won’t be a waste of the whole world’s time.
Liza Berdykulova | Senior Graphic Artist

Sour truths, bitter lies: Review of Netflix’s ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’

Samantha Genzer March 7, 2025
Gibson isn’t just evil for the sake of it — she is a master manipulator who believes in her own lies just enough to make them convincing. You don’t sympathize with her, but by the end of the series, you do understand how she managed to fool so many people.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Can big corporations cash in on the gaming industry? | Full Inventory

Chloe Cramutola October 30, 2024
A company like Netflix or Amazon could surely succeed in their video gaming endeavors, but it doesn’t look like they will anytime soon. In my eyes, if big corporations want access to the gaming world, they’re going to have to care.
Emma Clement | Graphic Artist

How I learned to fear the horror streaming bubble | You Scared Me!

Josh Rosenthal October 16, 2024
The streaming era of horror is starting to wear me down. With Halloween looming closer, both the Sarah Paulson-led “Hold Your Breath” and body-swap blast “It’s What’s Inside” debuted exclusively on Hulu and Netflix, respectively, this October — despite holding their world premieres at Toronto International Film Festival and Sundance. This furthers a recent trend of horror movies bypassing theaters altogether and getting sent straight to streaming — making a select few festival audiences some of the only people to experience these films on the big screen.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

5-Minute Major: The NHL may need a reality TV show

Annika Morris April 10, 2024
Hockey players need their own moment in the spotlight. Netflix recently announced “Receiver,” the sequel to its popular series “Quarterback” which followed around three NFL quarterbacks for a behind-the-scenes look into their lives, and a docu-series about the 2024 Boston Red Sox. I now need the NHL to get its own reality show.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

‘The Women’ illuminates women in war | By the Book

Sana Muneer March 19, 2024
Kristin Hannah, the author of “The Nightingale,” takes readers back to the 1960s with her new release, “The Women.” This book illuminates a woman who served as a nurse in the Vietnam War. If you’re interested in reading this book, I’d recommend keeping some tissues nearby.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Streaming vs. theaters: Have rising prices dulled the movie magic? | Editorial

Editors February 16, 2024
With increasingly expensive costs both at movie theaters and for streaming services, the movie-going experience is a lose-lose for financially struggling college students.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

‘The Fury’ is a different type of thriller

Sana Muneer February 6, 2024
A murder mystery set on a private island sounds like the typical plot of the average thriller book. However, Alex Michaelides, the bestselling author of “The Silent Patient,” revamped the genre with his newest release, “The Fury.”
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Mean world syndrome: Crime TV, the city and me

Lucas De Oliveira November 30, 2023
For viewers of crime genres, these shows provide eerie, intense and thrilling feelings that are all too familiar. With the assistance of streaming platforms, obsessively binge-viewing these series’ becomes extremely convenient. It’s this convenience that pulled me into the world of cable crime television, and keeping away has proved to be a challenge of its own.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Graphic Artist

The Four Belt Era: Showtime exit should alarm the boxing world

Eli Cloutier November 9, 2023
Showtime is shutting down Showtime Sports, leaving the future of boxing up in the air.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

The actors and writers strikes are bigger than Hollywood | The Price of Existence

Karyna Cheung October 11, 2023
The SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes are about all of us not getting paid enough.
Unmasked: how do you unwind?

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Veronica Thompson May 4, 2023
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