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‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’ Is Bafflingly Bland

‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’ Is Bafflingly Bland

By Jasmine Criqui, Human Resources Director September 17, 2025

It takes a small miracle to make Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell unappealing, just as it takes a special kind of confidence to put three adjectives in your movie title only to deliver on almost none...

‘The Long Walk’ is the Rare Film Adaptation That Exceeds Its Source Material

‘The Long Walk’ is the Rare Film Adaptation That Exceeds Its Source Material

By Jasmine Criqui, Human Resources Director September 11, 2025

Fifty competitors. No finish line. Walk until you die. Such is the premise of “The Long Walk,” directed by Francis Lawrence and based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. Though “The...

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Hidden, Silenced Anguish Haunts ‘Small Things Like These’

By Grace Ko, Hoya Staff Writer November 14, 2024

There’s an undeniable, otherworldly power to Cillian Murphy’s eyes.  Tim Mielants’ “Small Things Like These” takes full advantage of Murphy’s magnetic gaze to reveal veiled suffering...

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“Smile 2” Adds a New, Terrifying Layer to the Franchise

By Francis Rienzo, Hoya Staff Writer November 14, 2024

This article contains spoilers. A smile, typically a symbol of joy and comfort, is meant to soothe and convey happiness. And yet, the horror genre often transforms such positive symbols into chilling...

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‘Anora’ is a Heart-Wrenching Fairytale of Dizzying Glamor, Heartbreak

By Grace Ko, Hoya Staff Writer November 6, 2024

The story of Cinderella has always been my favorite fairytale. Over the years, her story has come to embody the power of perseverance — how determination can triumph over unfortunate life circumstances,...

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Power, Piety, the Pope: ‘Conclave’ is One of the Best Movies of the Year

By Ethan Hill, Deputy Guide Editor November 6, 2024

2024 has been a great year for cinema. We’ve gotten incredible movies like “Dune: Part Two”, “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga”, “We Live In Time”, “Monkey Man” and “Inside Out 2.” Yet...

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‘Memoir of a Snail’ Is a Gutting but Glimmeringly Hopeful Tale of Gastropods and Grief

By Isabelle Cialone, Hoya Staff Writer November 6, 2024

“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” The last place one expects to find a quote from existential philosopher Søren Kierkegaard is in a stop-motion animation...

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‘We Live In Time’: A Bittersweet Journey Through Love, Laughter, Life’s Fragile Moments

By Ethan Hill, Deputy Guide Editor October 24, 2024

“We Live In Time,” the latest movie from the powerhouse indie-darling production house A24, is absolutely fantastic. The film follows Tobias (Andrew Garfield) and Almut (Florence Pugh) as they...

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Everyone Is Wrong About ‘Joker: Folie à Deux,’ I’m Here To Defend It.

By Ethan Hill, Deputy Guide Editor October 24, 2024

Is the ambitious sequel to Todd Phillips’s masterpiece, “Joker” (2019), dubbed “Joker: Folie à Deux,” a perfect movie? No. It certainly has its issues. It tries to be a courtroom drama,...

Cinderella Remake Fails to Modernize the Classic Fairytale

Cinderella Remake Fails to Modernize the Classic Fairytale

By Sofia Wills September 1, 2021

★★☆☆☆ Amazon Studios’ “Cinderella,” starring pop star Camila Cabello, attempts to provide a 21st-century take on the 1950s Disney classic. However, “Cinderella” fails to modernize...

The Guide’s Guide to the Oscars

The Guide’s Guide to the Oscars

By Isabella Romero April 22, 2021

Movies in the 2020s are both more and less important than ever before. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted Hollywood’s typical rhythm and shuttered theaters around the world. However, the Oscars have...

'Bad Trip' Delivers Quintessential Eric Andre Comedy, Complex Pranks

‘Bad Trip’ Delivers Quintessential Eric Andre Comedy, Complex Pranks

By Max Ransibrahmanakul April 15, 2021

★★★★☆ Eric Andre has done it again. With five seasons of the fan favorite “The Eric Andre Show” on Adult Swim under his belt, Andre has taken his talents to Netflix in the film “Bad...

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