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Mike Birbiglia Dives Deep on ‘The Old Man and the Pool’

Mike Birbiglia Dives Deep on ‘The Old Man and the Pool’

By Jasmine Criqui January 17, 2024

What’s so funny about cancer, heart attacks and an impending sense of your own doom? Mike Birbiglia (COL ’00), back for his fifth Netflix special, is here to tell you. Filmed in the Lincoln...

Welcome to the Whimsical World of Wonka!

Welcome to the Whimsical World of Wonka!

By Andre Albrecht January 17, 2024

“Come with me, and you’ll be in a world of pure imagination,” Timothée Chalamet beckons in his mesmerizing portrayal of the iconic chocolatier Willy Wonka, an endearing dreamer determined to...

Trevor Noah Tricks White People Into Singing in ‘Where Was I’

Trevor Noah Tricks White People Into Singing in ‘Where Was I’

By Amber Cherry January 17, 2024

As someone with possibly undiagnosed ADHD, “Where Was I” is an all-too-relatable title. Trevor Noah’s work often reflects the stream of consciousness of the neurodivergent, except his jumpy...

Eileen Holds Your Gaze

‘Eileen’ Holds Your Gaze

By Saeed Samra December 20, 2023

Romance remains a titillating and yet perpetually elusive notion. “Eileen,” adapted from Ottessa Moshfegh’s novel of the same name, juxtaposes the classic love-story structure seen in films...

AUTEUR SPOTLIGHT | Jane Campion

By Sophia Lu November 30, 2023

Within the top 250 highest-grossing films in 2022, women accounted for 24% of directors, producers, and writers on set. Since the first Academy Awards were handed out in 1929, only three women — Kathryn...

PHILM AND FILOSOPHY | Cinema Verite and Ecstatic Truth

By Luke McMahan November 30, 2023

Martin Scorsese stirred up controversy in 2019 by calling Marvel films “theme parks.” He argued that big franchise movies, with the main purpose of entertainment, were different from true cinema,...

WELLNESS PERSONALIS | Coping With Finals Season Stress

By Sophia Williams November 30, 2023

Welcome back to campus, Hoyas! It’s officially that time of year at Georgetown — time to finish up your classes and work hard to complete the five projects and exams your professors managed to schedule...

Invincible Season Two, Part One: Crammed, but a Must-Watch

‘Invincible’ Season Two, Part One: Crammed, but a Must-Watch

By John Murphy November 30, 2023

Part one of the second season of “Invincible” is thrilling, refreshing and nuanced — but only for the characters it has time for.   Starting from the moment Omni-Man (a villainous...

‘Loki’ Reinvigorates the MCU with Glorious Purpose

‘Loki’ Reinvigorates the MCU with Glorious Purpose

By Saeed Samra November 30, 2023

As Loki sits on his finally secured throne, a Tree of Life forms with our titular character in the center. It’s an apt image — at a time when it seems like superhero cinema is on the decline,...

David Fincher’s ‘The Killer’ Offers Sterile, Inconsistent Fun

David Fincher’s ‘The Killer’ Offers Sterile, Inconsistent Fun

By William McCall November 30, 2023

A silenced Glock 43. A stark, well-positioned sniper’s nest. A gray-hued minimalist wardrobe straight from the pages of GQ. From these three images alone, one can get a rough idea of what’s waiting...

‘Dream Scenario’ is a Compelling Look at the Double-Edged Sword of Fame

‘Dream Scenario’ is a Compelling Look at the Double-Edged Sword of Fame

By Jasmine Criqui November 29, 2023

Some men are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them, only to find themselves woefully unprepared for the consequences. At least that’s the case in “Dream...

Fall/Winter Fashion Guide

By Anika Rahman November 16, 2023

As temperatures begin to drop, I find myself wanting to stay in more and more, and as a result, my floormates and I have come into constant contact with one another. I recall a conversation I had recently...

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