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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. 
Shanzah Rafiqi | Graphic Artist

Breaking the cardinal sin for book lovers: movie before the book

Lea Tran April 5, 2024
Next time you’re in a movie theater, don’t let the phrase “based on the book” scare you away from a fun movie experience.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

What she was made for: Greta Gerwig’s revival of girlhood | Mad Women

Hailey Pitcher October 3, 2023
There’s an element of feminine melancholy within Greta Gerwig’s work. With films primarily featuring female protagonists, Gerwig has a way of perfectly encapsulating the trials, tribulations and celebrations of what it means to identify as a woman.
Jacklyn Tsung | Senior Graphic Artist

Ten films I’m excited to watch in 2023

Kamsi Iloeje March 23, 2023
After careful deliberation, here are my top 10 most anticipated films of the year so far.
Timothée Chalamet and Rebecca Ferguson in “Dune.”

REVIEW: Only time will tell if ‘Dune’ was a flop or fail

Seamus Webster October 26, 2021
While director Denis Villeneuve attempts to balance the drama of Frank Herbert’s “Dune” novel with the flair expected of a box office hit, the film’s dialogue and stiff performances leave something to be desired.
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A Room With a View: Summer brings about change and we should embrace it

Antonia Lehnert April 26, 2021
Every thing and person must undergo some sort of transformation to stay the same.
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Cinephilia: Revisiting 2019’s ‘The King’

Andrew Harwood March 15, 2021
Starring Chalamet as the titular Henry V, Edgerton as Shakespeare’s Falstaff and Lily-Rose Depp as Catherine of Valois, “The King” is one of the best films of 2019.
EDITORIAL: The movie theater industry will survive, but small-scale cinema needs our support to recover

EDITORIAL: The movie theater industry will survive, but small-scale cinema needs our support to recover

Editors February 8, 2021
It’s easy to take our entertainment for granted and think all is well as long as big companies stay intact. But these small theaters are the flavor and spice of the industry and we must support them during their time of need.
“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. 
Modern Musings: Hollywood needs to start casting LGBT actors in LGBT roles

Modern Musings: Hollywood needs to start casting LGBT actors in LGBT roles

Ausma Palmer October 24, 2018

Australian actress Cate Blanchett made headlines this week when, in a discussion at the Rome Film Festival, she expressed her belief that straight actors should be able to portray gay characters without...

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