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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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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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WEEKEND WATCHLIST: Expanding the American University canon

By Alfie Pritchard | December 17

Now we know what you like, here’s what we think you’ll love.

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REVIEW: ‘Marty Supreme’

By Vaughan Noble | December 12

Josh Safdie’s solo comeback delivers a stylish, chaotic, and unexpectedly emotional rise-to-glory tale powered by Chalamet’s finest work

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Frames of a nation: The effects of Soviet and Russian film internationally

By Cliff Vacin | December 12

Exploring the foundation of the Soviet Union’s and Russia’s cinema

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Review: ‘Wicked: For Good’

By Safia Malhotra | December 10

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande deliver a beautiful expansion on Act II of Broadway’s ‘Wicked’

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100 of American University’s favorite movies

By Gabby Landis | December 8

See if your favorites made the list

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‘Chainsaw Man’ movie tells both a heartbreaking and breathtaking story

By Conor Gillingham | December 3

‘The Town Mouse or the Country Mouse’

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REVIEW: ‘Anemone’ is a shocking but heartfelt standout of late 2025.

By Vaughan Noble | December 2

Daniel Day-Lewis’ return to the big screen after 8 years stuns in his son’s divisive directorial debut.

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REVIEW: ‘HIM’ is a game that loses its soul

By Taylor Meredith | October 31

The supernatural sports drama questions what we worship in the name of greatness

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REVIEW: ‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’

By Vaughan Noble | October 30

The iconic English drama draws to a close after an impressive 14-year run 

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Review: ‘The Smashing Machine’ shows a new side of The Rock

By Mina O’Dell | October 29

Dwayne Johnson stars in jazzy drama about MMA legend Mark Kerr alongside Emily Blunt

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REVIEW: ‘One Battle After Another’ is hilarious, hard-hitting and just the movie we need

By Alfie Pritchard | October 10

‘Revolutionary violence is the only way,’ Perfidia Beverly Hills said, member of the French 75

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