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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Movie Review: ‘Two Night Stand’

By Jessica Batey September 26, 2014

★★★★☆ “Two Night Stand” is a great modern “like” story. It doesn’t end with a passionate declaration of love, but rather shows the refreshingly realistic development of a modern...

ROLLING STONE

Jay Z and Beyonce prove that they are still music royalty with their tour On The Run which has been filmed by HBO.

Television Review: ‘On The Run’

By Nicole Jarvis September 26, 2014

★★★★☆ When you think of Beyoncé and Jay-Z, what images pop into your head? Is it Brooklyn and Houston and mind-boggling personal and professional success? Or is it a gang king and a princess...

KOCH FILM

Simon Pegg stars in the light-hearted film that asks us to question what makes life happy.

Movie Review: ‘Hector and the Search for Happiness’

By Sara Lee September 26, 2014

★★★★☆ Based on the New York Times best-selling novel by French psychiatrist François Lelord, “Hector and the Search of Happiness” is the humane and charming tale of one man and his desperate...

92ZEW

Vance Joys debut album delivers catchy lyrics with laid back instrumentals.

Album Review: ‘Dream Your Life Away’

By Gianna Pisano September 26, 2014

★★★★☆ Catchy lyrics and soothing acoustics are no stranger to the up-and-coming singer-songwriter James Kough, known to most as Vance Joy. Hailing from Australia, he first began a career...

Movie Review: ‘Tracks’

By Elsa Givan September 26, 2014

★★★☆☆ I am fairly confident that the majority of Georgetown students have never given much thought to the terrifying nature of feral camels. If you’d like that to change, I suggest you see...

ELLIOT LEE HAZEL

Chris Browns latest album will satisfy fans, but is unlikely to be a huge success.

Album Review: ‘X’

By Ogechi Nwodim September 19, 2014

★★☆☆☆ The past few years for Chris Brown have been full of turmoil, legal woes and well-deserved public backlash. His terrible publicity caused many to forget that he was, or arguably is,...

MADISON MOVIE

In his impressively ambitious project, director Richard Linklater has created a film that uses the same cast over 12 years.

Movie Review: ‘Boyhood’

By Nicole Jarvis September 19, 2014

★★★★★ There are few stories in Hollywood as ubiquitous as the coming of age drama. These kinds of stories — depicting snapshots of the intersection of childhood and adulthood — are compelling...

COLLIDER.COM

Tina Fey and Jason Bateman save the otherwise unimpressive comedy.

Movie Review: ‘This is Where I Leave You’

By Allison Cannella September 19, 2014

★★★☆☆ With an ensemble cast starring Jason Bateman, Tina Fey and Jane Fonda, “This Is Where I Leave You” certainly had enough star power to make a successful dramatic comedy. Unfortunately,...

GLAMOUR

Season Three looks set to further explore Danny and Mindys new relationship.

Television Review: ‘The Mindy Project’

By Ian Tice September 19, 2014

★★★★☆ “The Mindy Project” is back and as good as ever with a new couple, a new character and the same funny outlook. When we last checked in with the doctors and nurses at Shulman &...

PORTABLE
Karen O, best known for her hit “Heads Will Roll,” releases her much-anticipated first solo album “Crush Songs.”

Album Review: ‘Crush Songs’

By Jess Kelham-Hohler September 12, 2014

★★★★☆ Following her immense success with the indie-rock band the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, lead singer Karen O is branching out in a solo career with her debut album, "Crush Songs." The South Korean-born...

TV Review: ‘Houdini’

By Nicole Jarvis September 12, 2014

★★☆☆☆ A scene opens on a tall bridge, a muscular yet gawky brunette man covered with chains, a frozen river with a small hole in the surface, a large crowd: There are plenty of things that...

Album Review: ‘Somewhere Under Wonderland’

By Ogechi Nwodim September 12, 2014

★★★☆☆ There are few bands that have the ability to be a mainstay in a single music genre for over 10 years, while simultaneously maintaining their original sound. Counting Crows’ first...

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