Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Prequel’s Mastery of Special Effects Compromises Storytelling

By Allie Doughty December 23, 2012

4/5 Stars With far fewer hobbits and far more dwarves, the first of three prequels to the voyage throughout Middle-Earth is brought to the big screen in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Based on...

Heart-Wrenching Musical Epic Shines on Screen

By Kelly Lui December 21, 2012

Those who have seen the long-lived and well-loved musical can agree that putting Les Misérables onto the screen, especially when it involves such ambitious goals as retaining the sung-through structure...

Shaking Things Up

By Jon Rabar November 9, 2012

James Bond is back — and he’s here to stay. After four long years since Quantum of Solace — and even longer since Daniel Craig’s debut performance in Casino Royale— Agent 007 returns in Skyfall....

Shaking Things Up

By Jon Rabar November 8, 2012

James Bond is back — and he’s here to stay. After four long years since Quantum of Solace — and even longer since Daniel Craig’s debut performance in Casino Royale— Agent 007 returns in Skyfall....

Inventive Adaptation Of an Epic Novel

By Breanna Moret October 25, 2012

4/5 Stars The press screening for Cloud Atlas took place after a long Monday full of classes and the longest bus ride of my life in the middle of rush-hour traffic. Needless to say, when I walked...

‘Pitch Perfect’ Hits All the Right Notes

By Katherine Foley September 28, 2012

3/5 stars A capella music is one of those trends that I never got into. Granted, a lot of my apathy for singing without music comes from my bitterness about my own inability to sing in any...

Baseball Drama Hits One Out of the Park

By Allie Doughty September 21, 2012

4/5 stars Maybe I just love baseball too much, but I was tempted to bestow five stars upon Trouble with the Curve based on the nervous anticipation that the film creates during the pitching scenes....

Casual Thursday: Touchdown

By Allie Canal and Allie Canal September 20, 2012

Welcome back to the Hilltop, Hoyas! Now that you’ve all (hopefully) settled into classes and adjusted from summer mode, Casual Thursdays are back to give you just what you need to kick off your weekend...

Left Speechless by ‘The Words’

By Bisi Orisamolu September 14, 2012

5/5 stars Quite some time has passed since I’ve seen a movie as beautiful as The Words. I admit that the real reason I went to go see it is because of my undying love for Bradley Cooper (COL...

The Humane Side of Comedy

By The 4E Staff and The 4E Staff September 1, 2012

Sometimes, life gets so weird all we can do is laugh along with it. “Sleepwalk With Me” is a 90-minute film co-directed by Mike Birbiglia (COL ’00) and Seth Barrish that tells Birbiglia’s unique...

Does Whatever a Spider Can: Spider-Man Returns to Form

By Eduardo Gueiros July 1, 2012

4/5 stars In what seems to be the age of superhero movies, director Marc Webb was chosen to provide audiences with a fresh take on an iconic Marvel Comics character in The Amazing Spider-Man. In...

Pixar’s Princess Takes on a New Role

By Bethany Imondi June 21, 2012

4/5 stars First there were Woody and Buzz, followed later by Sully and Mike. Over the years, moviegoers were introduced to Marlin and Nemo, WALL-E and Carl Fredricksen and Russell. Films by Pixar...

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