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With Coppola’s ‘Priscilla,’ What Happens in Vegas Doesn’t Stay in Vegas

With Coppola’s ‘Priscilla,’ What Happens in Vegas Doesn’t Stay in Vegas

By Mason Stempel November 9, 2023

★★★★☆ CW: This article references emotional and sexual abuse. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources.  Priscilla Presley pads across the plush pink carpet...

‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ Rhymes Horror with Family Drama

‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ Rhymes Horror with Family Drama

By Mason Stempel October 18, 2023

★★★★☆ “Remember the golden rule,” Roderick Usher (Bruce Greenwood) said as he recounted his gruesome tale amid flickering lamplight.  “Those who have the gold make the rules,”...

‘Blonde’: A Grotesque Perversion of Marilyn Monroe’s Story and Struggles

‘Blonde’: A Grotesque Perversion of Marilyn Monroe’s Story and Struggles

By Mason Stempel October 5, 2022

CW: This article discusses graphic sexual violence. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. Fiction, however fabricated, inevitably mirrors and impacts reality. “Blonde,”...

College Across the Pond

By Mason Stempel September 7, 2022

Ireland is the best place to have craic.  Craic (pronounced “crack”) is Irish for “good fun” and is a central tenet of Irish culture. After endless years of struggle, brutality and famine...

‘The Lost City’ Proves the Enduring Stardom of Sandra Bullock

‘The Lost City’ Proves the Enduring Stardom of Sandra Bullock

By Mason Stempel April 20, 2022

★★★☆☆ No matter how bad a rom-com is, its negative qualities will, more often than not, be canceled out by the presence of Sandra Bullock.  Hollywood has long had Scream Queens —...

‘Bridgerton’ Season Two is the “Bane of My Existence and the Object of All My Desires”

‘Bridgerton’ Season Two is the “Bane of My Existence and the Object of All My Desires”

By Mason Stempel April 6, 2022

★★★★☆ Dearest gentle reader, hold on to your bonnets — because the enchanting costumery and sizzling sexual tension of the second season of “Bridgerton” will knock your stockings clean...

‘This Is the Story of my Life’: AASA Presents Cultural Fashion Show

‘This Is the Story of my Life’: AASA Presents Cultural Fashion Show

By Mason Stempel and Sofia Wills March 3, 2022

CW: This article references sexual assault and anti-Asian violence. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources.  After Ariel Le (NHS ’24) breezed down a runway donning...

‘Tall Girl 2’ Is The Worst Rom-Com Film Since ‘Tall Girl’

‘Tall Girl 2’ Is The Worst Rom-Com Film Since ‘Tall Girl’

By Mason Stempel February 23, 2022

★★☆☆☆ Apparently being a gratifying sequel to Netflix’s original teen rom-com about a six-foot-one-and-a-half girl is too tall of an order for “Tall Girl 2.” With caricatured acting,...

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Anya Taylor-Joy stars as Sandie and Matt Smith as Jack in Edgar Wright’s LAST NIGHT IN SOHO, a Focus Features release.  
Credit: Parisa Taghizadeh / © 2021 Focus Features, LLC

‘Last Night in Soho’ Offers a Bloody Good Time In Spite of Tropes, Confusing Twists

By Mason Stempel November 11, 2021

★★★☆☆ Groovy music, gruesome murder and classic movie tropes make for a great viewing experience in “Last Night in Soho.” Set in the bustling neighborhood of London’s West End and adorned...

Wellfound Foods Machine in Leavey Center Vends Nutritious, Expensive Prepackaged Meals

Wellfound Foods Machine in Leavey Center Vends Nutritious, Expensive Prepackaged Meals

By Mason Stempel October 27, 2021

Vending machines: metal monsters that either spit out food or hoard it on their own fickle terms, no matter how many $5 bills or curse words are thrown at them. Besides their unreliable service, vending...

Marvels Shang-Chi Satisfies With Classically Choreographed Battles, Features Dialogue in Mandarin

Marvel’s ‘Shang-Chi’ Satisfies With Classically Choreographed Battles, Features Dialogue in Mandarin

By Mason Stempel September 16, 2021

★★★★☆ The writers and directors at Marvel Studios have experimented for years to find the formula for the perfect superhero movie, and “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” combines...

Georgetown, Beyond, Back Again: 1st-Year to Senior Dorm Style Evolution

Georgetown, Beyond, Back Again: 1st-Year to Senior Dorm Style Evolution

By Isabella Romero and Mason Stempel September 8, 2021

Georgetown University is famous for its first-year dorm horror stories: outdated facilities, cramped living spaces and, of course, roommate drama à la Lifetime original movies. Even if students’ first...

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