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Movie Review: ‘Black Sea’

By Jessica Batey January 30, 2015

★★★★☆ “Black Sea” is a thrilling, treasure-hunt adventure story; it depicts a group of men desperate to overcome their circumstances and achieve the prosperity they’ve always desired....

Movie Review: ‘The Man Who Saved the World’

By Bryan Yuen January 30, 2015

★★★★★ Over 30 years ago, early-warning Soviet satellites detected that the United States had launched a nuclear strike against the Soviet Union. Proper protocol required that the Soviet Union...

Album Review: ‘Onward and Sideways’

By Emma Gross January 30, 2015

★★★★★ On Jan. 6, Joshua Radin self-released his sixth studio album, “Onward and Sideways,” an album that perfectly mixes his old, familiar style of songwriting with a refreshing and...

Movie Review: ‘Beloved Sisters’

By Rita Chang January 24, 2015

★★★★☆ If your love is split between more than one person, can you ever really call it true love? This is the essential question invoked in German director Dominik Graf’s “Beloved Sisters.”...

Movie Review: ‘The Boy Next Door’

By Emily Troisi January 23, 2015

★★★☆☆ As far as psychological thrillers go, “The Boy Next Door” does not offer any novel interpretations to the story of a love affair gone wrong. Instead, it reads like a watered down...

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Haunting music and striking lyrics compose “My Garden,” the debut album of singer-songwriter Kat Dahlia.

Album Review: ‘My Garden’

By Madison Stingray January 23, 2015

★★★★★ Kat Dahlia’s first studio album “My Garden” is a breathtaking mix of colorful and bitter experiences, a sense of almost otherworldly mysticism hardened against the reality of her...

Movie Review: ‘Leviathan’

By Michael Fiedorowicz January 23, 2015

★★★★★ “Leviathan” is a vast, scathing exploration of the troubles facing contemporary Russia, portrayed through the story of a classic and simple tragic love triangle. Director Andrey...

Album Review: ‘Title’

By Gianna Pisano January 23, 2015

★★☆☆☆ Something about bubblegum pop just feels — empty. Meaningless lyrics, profane themes and overused synthesizer sounds are just a few of the classic pop elements found in Meghan Trainor’s...

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Play Dramatizes Everyday Fear and Mental Illness

By Rita Chang January 16, 2015

Nomadic Theatre starts off the semester by continuing to explore hidden, yet gifted pieces. In its newest production “Sick,” a dark comedy written by the emerging playwright Zayd Dohrn, everyone...

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"Spare Parts" tells the inspirational story of a group of Hispanic high schoolers that pursue their passion for robotics against all odds.

Movie Review: ‘Spare Parts’

By Alex Mitchell January 16, 2015

★★★★★ Around five years ago, George Lopez was preparing to tape an episode of his TBS talk show “Lopez Tonight” when a script slid across his desk. That script would eventually be...

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Bradley Cooper plays the American sniper Chris Kyle in an emotional story that grapples with the personal effects of war.

Movie Review: ‘American Sniper’

By Emily Welch January 16, 2015

★★★★☆ Every soldier remembers his first kill. Chris Kyle, portrayed by Bradley Cooper in Clint Eastwood’s new release “American Sniper,” is no different. Perched on a rooftop in...

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Chris hemsworth plays in this failed thriller about cybercrime.

Movie Review: ‘Blackhat’

By Bryan Yuen January 16, 2015

★☆☆☆☆ Unless you enjoy watching characters without personality robotically follow a senseless plot without thrill, do not watch “Blackhat.” This Michael Mann cyber crime thriller tries...

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