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Hollywood’s 2026 movie lineup

By Sasha Dafkova | February 23

The year 2025 was full of big movie hits like “Sinners,” “Marty Supreme” and “Frankenstein.” They brought to life stories of grief, love and determination that enamored movie fans across the country. Film lovers can look forward to the same energy in 2026, with Hollywood already set ...

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REVIEW: Eternity is a refresh to the rom-com Genre

By Mina O’Dell | February 13

Imagine an afterlife where you can shop in an infinite mall, relax on an endless beach, or stroll through an unlimited museum. In David Freyne’s depiction of the afterlife, all of these can be true. In “Eternity” (2025), when everyone dies they are shuffled through a train station-airport fusion ...

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REVIEW: ‘The Moment’ is biting and bold, if a little bumpy

By Alfie Pritchard | February 12

After the success of “brat” (2024), Charli XCX has found herself more inspired by movies than music. With a long lineup of acting roles on the horizon, “The Moment” is a fitting — if imperfect — start to her pivot from popstar to movie star, allowing her creativity to continue to shine. Based ...

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REVIEW: ‘Magellan’ is a stunning exercise of patience and historical recreation

By Alfie Pritchard | February 9

I’ve noticed a trend of labeling any movies over two-and-a-half hours as “too long,” which puts a filmmaker like Lav Diaz in an awkward position. A pioneer of slow cinema, Diaz’s films typically clock in at somewhere between four and eight hours long — although his most notorious, “Evolution ...

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Who played Superman best?

By Vaughan Noble | February 3

Few characters in pop-culture history have been reimagined as often — or as passionately — as Superman. Since his screen debut in the 1940s, the Man of Steel has been embodied by a long line of actors whose performances reflect the eras that shaped them. As new actors continue to step into the cape, ...

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REVIEW: Sentimental Value

By Vaughan Noble | February 2

Set against the Scandinavian isolation of Oslo, “Sentimental Value” follows the Borg family as their world changes upon the return of their absent father. Renate Reinsve leads the ensemble once again after her and writer/director Joachim Trier’s 2021 collaboration in “Worst Person in the World.” ...

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REVIEW: Hamnet

By Vaughan Noble | January 30

Chloe Zhao took the world by storm in 2021 with “Nomadland.” Featuring the talents of Frances McDormand, who would go on to win the Oscar for Best Actress, “Nomadland” claimed Best Picture, and Zhao picked up Best Director. Cemented in glory as one of the few women to ever win the award, Zhao ...

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AU Students’ reactions to Bad Bunny’s upcoming Superbowl halftime performance

By Sasha Dafkova | January 29

On Sept. 29, 2025, the NFL announced that Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, known as Bad Bunny, will headline the Superbowl LX halftime show in February 2026. The announcement sent social media users into both an excitement and frenzy as debate and controversy grew online. The 31-year-old Puerto Rican ...

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Food for thought: Mansa Kunda is a kingdom of home cooking in Takoma Park

By Samantha-Celeste P. Vargas | January 15

The smell of peanut stew greets patrons before they even step inside. The air is thick with spice and heat — the sharpness of ginger, the deep roast of groundnut, the faint tang of grilled onions. The dining room glows a warm orange, with African artwork lining the walls. Tables are often packed with ...

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CLASSICS REVIEW: ‘Lost Highway’ (1997): a confusing and terrifying film

By Max Grillo | January 14

Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers. “Lost Highway” (1997) was David Lynch’s seventh film and the first in his unofficial “LA Trilogy,” followed by “Mulholland Drive” (2001) and “Inland Empire” (2006). All three take place in Los Angeles and feature incredibly dark, ...

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Manuel Turizo lanzó su cuarto disco ‘201’

By Ben Cunningham | January 14

Manuel Turizo Zapata o simplemente conocido como “Manuel Turizo” lanzó su cuarto álbum de estudio, “201”, en 2024. El disco mezcla pop, reggaetón y vallenato, un género tradicional del norte de Colombia que combina ritmos españoles, indígenas y africanos. Turizo hace música desde hace ...