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‘The Last Showgirl’ Sparkles, But Fails to Truly Shine

By Grace Ko, Hoya Staff Writer January 18, 2025

Much like its gorgeously-crafted vision of Las Vegas, “The Last Showgirl” exudes the glamour of a bygone era that, while beautiful, ultimately rings hollow. There’s quite an intriguing story...

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‘Perverts’: Breaking Down the Mystique, Theology and Meaning Behind Ethel Cain

By Nick Williams, Hoya Staff Writer January 18, 2025

“Ethel Cain” is the stage name of Florida native Hayden Anhedönia, who drew critical acclaim and the internet’s attention following her 2022 debut LP “Preacher’s Daughter.” Her artistry...

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‘Babygirl’ Fails to Reach Its Peak

By Caroline Woodward, Guide Senior Editor January 18, 2025

“Babygirl” is supposedly the sexiest film of the season. Marketed as a hot, steamy and tense romantic thriller to break apart the cold winter months, the film, starring Nicole Kidman, promises...

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SZA Kindles Old and New Emotional Heights on ‘SOS Deluxe: LANA’

By Evan Bournazian, Hoya Staff Writer January 18, 2025

  From launching 2022’s “SOS” album to high critical and commercial acclaim to having a recent standout single with rapper Kendrick Lamar on “Luther,” SZA’s over-two-year run of...

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‘A Complete Unknown’: Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss (or How to Have a Bob Dylan Winter)

By Mauro Mazzariello, Hoya Staff Writer January 18, 2025

When you hear about a new Bob Dylan biopic, your initial reaction might be something like, “Oh, Timothée Chalamet is in it — I liked him in Dune,” or perhaps even more fittingly, “Wait, Bob Dylan’s...

Spilling the Chai: Laapataa (Forgotten) Ladies, Laapataa Voices

By Anandita Agarwal, Guide Columnist January 18, 2025

The word laapataa has a special place within the Hindi lexicon. Google would tell you that it translates to “missing” or “lost.” However, any seasoned Hindi speaker would say laapataa is better...

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On Your Radar: Honoring MLK Jr.

By Caitlin McBride, Hoya Staff Writer January 18, 2025

Tidal Basin: Take a walk or bus down to the monuments to reflect on Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and learn more about his life and work. See the MLK Memorial by the tidal basin, and read...

Philm and Filosophy: ‘The Sacrifice’

By Luke McMahan, Guide Columnist January 18, 2025

The legendary Soviet filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky traveled to Sweden to complete “The Sacrifice,” which, unbeknownst to him, would be his final work. As with much of his career, the film examined death...

Are You A Kennedy? The Hunt for the People’s Princess

By Anandita Agarwal, Guide Columnist December 4, 2024

We’ve all got that one friend who looks a little too much like Cole Sprouse. At every party, they pop out the party trick of a spot-on imitation. Who would have thought that their “fun fact” could...

Rangila 30: Dancing Under the Stars for Culture, Community, and Change

Rangila 30: Dancing Under the Stars for Culture, Community, and Change

By Elizabethe Bogrette; Caroline Brown, Senior Guide Editor; Special to the Hoya December 4, 2024

The energy of Gaston Hall was electric. From the dancers pouring their hearts out on stage to the audience clapping along to the old-school Bollywood beats to the comedic routine of the emcees, Rangila...

‘Soleil O’: Med Hondo’s Cinematic Manifestation of Fanon’s Decolonial Struggle

By Luke McMahan, Guide Columnist December 4, 2024

In 1970, Med Hondo, a Mauritanian-born French filmmaker renowned for his radical productions, released “Soleil O,” which seems to echo the sentiments of Frantz Fanon’s 1952 book “Black Skin, White...

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‘Nosferatu’: Why You Should Listen To Your Wife And Not Travel for Business

By Mauro Mazzariello, Hoya Staff Writer December 4, 2024

The story of Count Dracula has been told countless times on the silver screen: a young Jonathan Harker unwittingly becomes enveloped in the schemes of a bloodthirsty vampire and races to save his wife...

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