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Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Heartwarming book recommendations for Valentine’s Day

Obioma Eke February 9, 2024
There is no shortage of romance novels in bookstores, but finding the right one can prove difficult — especially when you have specific taste. Whether you’re a hopeless romantic or a heartbreaker, let me offer some romance novel recommendations to warm your heart during this chilly Valentine’s Day season.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Feeling frazzled: Bridget Jones and the dreaded ’30’ | Mad Women

Hailey Pitcher January 29, 2024
"Bridget Jones's Diary" portrays a 32-year-old "spinster's" quest for love, but should women feel pressured to have their life together before the dreaded "30?"
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Senior Graphic Artist

500 Days of Sexism | Misunderstood Media

Emma Holtmann September 28, 2023
The director of "(500) Days of Summer" projects his misogyny onto Summer Finn.
Yvonne Tang | Graphic Artist

“Tickets to Paradise” and its rotting structural corpse | Bad Art

Bini Ollivier-Yamin November 18, 2022
I’d rather be confused by a meandering film that seems to stumble onto its feeling, than understand a story suffocated by its structure.
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Movies that feel like spring

Grace Donahue April 28, 2021
These movies and shows will never fail to re-create those good spring feelings from the screen.
two people walking through boston common

I’m a hopeless romantic

Maya Frankel March 22, 2021
I feel like my vision of romance is greatly disconnected from reality.
Two men ride bikes in here we are

Boston Israeli Film Festival kicks off online

Katarzyna Jezak March 5, 2021
The program includes a selection of Israeli movies released in 2020, like the feature film “Sky Raiders” and documentaries “Four Mothers,” “Rain in Her Eyes” and “Rockfour: The Time Machine.” Live conversations with directors, actors and subjects will accompany each film.

‘To All the Boys: Always and Forever’

Maya Frankel February 22, 2021
The storyline was cute, but of course, in a cheesy way.
Politics Philosophized: The importance of trust in families

Politics Philosophized: The importance of trust in families

Max Ferrandino December 2, 2020
Trust is essential for healthy parent-child relationships. The depiction of a dysfunctional household in the Netflix original show "Dash and Lily" only serves to promote unhealthy communication between families.
Max Ferrandino

Politics Philosophized: “Emily in Paris” is capitalism in a sitcom

Max Ferrandino November 11, 2020
If you like materialism and toxic people getting what they want, then "Emily in Paris" this is the show for you.
“Holidate,” a romantic comedy starring Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey, debuted on Netflix on Wednesday. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: ‘Holidate’ is an unfunny, miserable time-waster

David Simon October 29, 2020

“Holidate” is a clunky romantic comedy that tries to be self-aware but mainly comes across like a mean-spirited Hallmark movie. The movie, which was released on Netflix on Wednesday, centers...

Jake (Jason Sudeikis) and Lainey (Alison Brie) in Leslye Headland’s film, “Sleeping With Other People.” PHOTO COURTESY LINDA KALLERUS/IFC FILMS

REVIEW: “Sleeping with Other People” refreshingly honest, subtly humorous

Caroline Aaron September 18, 2015

Since “When Harry Met Sally,” romantic comedies have explored the supposedly impossible idea of men and women being “just friends.” In many ways, Leslye Headland’s “Sleeping with Other People”...

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