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Scores and snubs of the 2023 Oscars nominations
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With 2022 having come to a close, the Grammys and Oscars have finally released their nominations, sparking the expected heated debates and conversations. As COVID restrictions loosened, delayed films such as Top Gun: Maverick and others marked the year as one of tight competition for the Oscars. The nominations contain a wide variety of films…
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“Hugo” vs. “The Fablemans”: It’s better when it’s personal
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Martin Scorsese and Stephen Speilberg may be the greatest directors alive. They have made some of the most influential films in cinema history. For Scorsese, films like Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980) and Goodfellas (1990) only scrape the surface of his filmography. Speilberg influenced pop culture with Jaws (1975), E.T. (1982), and the Indiana…
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Some must-watch movies releasing in 2023
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2023 will be filled to the brim with movies, with production finally being able to return in its normal fashion. Here some of the most anticipated movies of the year. Creed III (Mar 3) Michael B. Jordan. Must I say anything else? This is the third installment of the Creed series, which marks the ninth…
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Editorial: In defense of “Babylon”: Chazelle’s poorly received masterpiece
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Within the first five minutes of Babylon, Damien Chazelle’s new film, an elephant releases its bowels on Manny Torres, an immigrant with big-screen dreams played by Diego Calva. This sets the tone for the rest of the film, which I saw in theaters for a whopping three hours and nine minutes. It is a daringly…
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A holiday movie bucket list
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Are you a Hallmark lover or a sucker for Christmas classics? This holiday season, carefully craft your holiday movie bucket list to watch with your loved ones. Nothing says holiday spirit quite like a good film that decks the halls and jingles all the way. Make some hot chocolate and snuggle up for this movie…
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To laugh or not to laugh: the subjectivity of comedy
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A couple of weeks back, I went to see the film Easter Sunday. I very quickly learned that this was a mistake. Easter Sunday is a ”comedy” film starring ”comedian” Jo Koy. Now perhaps due to how I phrased the prior sentence, it’s evident that I did not find this movie funny. Indeed, I did…
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The power of “why not?” in Everything Everywhere All At Once
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There are few things rarer than a film that fundamentally changes the way we think of cinema. The potential abstract themes and art in the medium was not fully realized until audiences witnessed the fantastical work of George Méliès in A Trip to the Moon (1902). The versatility of cinematography and how effectively it could…
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A review of “Jujutsu Kaisen 0”
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On March 19, I had the opportunity to see the prequel to the extremely popular series Jujutsu Kaisen. Titled Jujutsu Kaisen 0, the film takes place a year before the series itself and is directed by Seong-Hu Park and produced by TOHO Animation. The story follows Yuuta Okkotsu, a cursed high school student who has…
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This year’s Oscars proved more memorable than the last
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The second least watched Oscars ceremony was held this past weekend. On the evening of March 27, Hollywood’s most esteemed stars gathered at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles to honour this year’s greatest films. Last year’s Oscars earned the title of the worst ceremony in Academy history, viewership wise. The low viewership of the…
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Les médias traditionnels représentés dans “Spider-Man : Sans retour”
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Traduit en français par Kennydi Farquharson et Katie Crawford. Spider-Man a toujours un rapport avec les médias. De Peter Parker qui prend ses propres photos pour The Daily Bugle à Spider-Man qui devient le sujet des rumeurs dans la ville, le héros n’est pas un inconnu pour l’attention des médias. C’est intéressant d’examiner la manière…
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