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Rajamouli: An Indian Film Director for Global Audiences
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On November 15, 2025, acclaimed Indian filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli, released the title teaser for his next film, Varanasi. Promoted as a “globetrotting adventure,” the film stars Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu, Malayalam star Prithviraj Sukumaran, and Priyanka Chopra in lead roles. Set for a 2027 release across 120 countries, the film has also sparked rumors of a cameo by Hollywood actor Chris Hemsworth. Rajamouli, whose 2022 film RRR became an international phenomenon, is now…
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Why Modern Rom-Coms Have Lost Their Spark
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Today’s romantic comedies rely on shortcuts, tropes, and shallow characters Romantic comedies, or rom-coms, have been a staple genre in the film industry for years, with a golden age during the 1990s and early 2000s. In recent years, however, audiences have noticed that this genre is missing the magic that once made them so…
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A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) — Caught in the Vortex of Sin
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A Southern belle’s facade, a brute’s raw dominance, and a sister caught in between — Kazan’s classic thrives not on heroes, but on the chaos of flawed humanity The film, A Streetcar Named Desire, has been hailed as masterful for many reasons, particularly for its lush setting, lively spectacle, and groundbreaking cinematic performances. While all…
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Sometimes I Think About Dying: Introversion, ideation and the monotony of working a 9-5
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TW: This article discusses themes of suicide. “It’s hard, isn’t it? To be a person,” states the character of Isobel in Rachel Lambert’s feature film Sometimes I Think About Dying. ‘Released on Jan. 26, Sometimes I Think About Dying provides a sombre and introspective look at creeping feelings of suicidal ideation and office monotony. Fran,…
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Society of the Snow is a must-watch harrowing tale
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Society of the Snow, based on a true story, is a harrowing retelling of a plane crash in the Andes mountains in 1972. A rugby team of male students along with friends, family, and 5 crew members were flying from Montevideo, Uruguay, to Santiago, Chile, for a game on October 13, 1972. A total of…
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I’m kind of over the Oscars this year
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As a Film Studies student here at Laurier, there’s always a lot of buzz around the announcement of the Oscar nominations. With 2024’s nominations recently released, there’s the usual uproar as the public complains about the snubs. I know I, along with I assume many others, was furious to learn that Jack Black’s Peaches from…
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Plongée au coeur de l’adolescence
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Coeur de Slush (2023) est un film québécois réalisé par Mariloup Wolfe, et tiré d’un roman de Sarah-Maude Beauchesne. Léger sans être superficiel, c’est un film qui devrait plaire aux adolescents. Sarah-Maude Beauchesne, qui décrit son livre comme « un roman sur l’amour et le désir, qui pose un regard nostalgique sur le passage d’une…
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Diving into the heart of a teen in “Billie Blue”
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Billie Blue is a Quebecois movie directed by Mariloup Wolfe and based off the novel by Sarah-Maude Beauchesne. Entertaining without being superficial, this is a movie that should appeal to many teenagers. The film’s screenwriter, Sarah-Maude Beauchesne, describes the film in Hurtbise as “a novel about love and desire, which takes a nostalgic look at…
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Anatomie d’un grand film
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Anatomie d’un grand film Anatomie d’une chute, de Justine Triet est un drame policier captivant. Sa sortie le 20 octobre a fait le buzz parmi les critiques. Quelle est la recette du succès de ce film, récompensé par la Palme d’Or au Festival de Cannes? Suicide ou meurtre? Dans un chalet isolé des Alpes françaises,…
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Anatomy of a Great Film
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Anatomy of a Fall, directed by Justine Triet, is a captivating crime drama that premiered on Oct. 20 and created a buzz among critics. What is the key to the success of this film, which was awarded the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival? Suicide or Murder? In an isolated chalet in the French…
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