Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

‘Mean Girls,’ a Remake of the 2000s Cult Classic, Fails to Deliver on What Made the Original So ‘Fetch’

‘Mean Girls,’ a Remake of the 2000s Cult Classic, Fails to Deliver on What Made the Original So ‘Fetch’

By Elizabethe Bogrette January 24, 2024

This article contains spoilers for “Mean Girls” (2024). The new film adaptation based on the Broadway musical of the movie “Mean Girls” (yes, you read that correctly) seems to have lost...

Cinderella Remake Fails to Modernize the Classic Fairytale

Cinderella Remake Fails to Modernize the Classic Fairytale

By Sofia Wills September 1, 2021

★★☆☆☆ Amazon Studios’ “Cinderella,” starring pop star Camila Cabello, attempts to provide a 21st-century take on the 1950s Disney classic. However, “Cinderella” fails to modernize...

In his 2007 remake of the 1915 D.W. Griffith drama A Birth of a Nation, director Paul Miller, commonly known as DJ Spooky, said  Feb. 12 that he applied the technology of turntable remix to a piece of historical literature in an effort to expose the racist undertones of the original film.

Film Influences Understanding of Racial Prejudice, Director Says

By Cady Stanton February 19, 2019

Paul Miller, commonly known as DJ Spooky, spoke about the influence multimedia has in reshaping identity and racial prejudice in public discourse Feb. 12. Miller, a composer, multimedia artist and writer,...

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Movie Review: ‘Blade Runner’

By Jose Villalobos October 3, 2017

★★★★★ The fear of the sequel slump is real. Rarely do remakes and follow-ups live up to their billings. They instead rely on the nostalgia of fans and hope for the continued efficacy...

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The 21st century remake of the classic musical Annie expands on the diversity of its cast, but its script fell short of novelty.

Movie Review: ‘Annie’

By Gianna Pisano December 19, 2014

★★★☆☆ The famous red-haired orphan Annie we have known and loved is no more in Sony Pictures’ modern spin on the classic film. This new version, in theaters tonight, is a star-studded, contemporary...

Smart Horror Remake Honors Original Thriller

By Hunter Main April 5, 2013

Unlike The Texas Chainsaw Massacre series, whose endless number of sequels had already run it into the ground by the time an ill-conceived reboot hit theaters earlier this year, the Evil Dead movies...

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