Adele’s ‘30’ Features Standard Sound, Unique Personal Insights
Stunning, out-of-this-world vocals cannot save Adele’s latest from feeling like an unoriginal song heard many times before.
‘House of Gucci’ Stuns With Extraordinary Performances, Falters With Disjointed Plot, Confusing Tone
Ridley Scott’s high-wire, dramatic camp is hindered by a confusing, and often messy, plot.
Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak Attempt To Cross R&B and Pop With “An Evening With Silk Sonic”
The soulful, funky fusion between R&B and Pop is consistently groovy, though slightly repetitive in its sonic variety.
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In Disney’s “Encanto,” the magic of Colombian culture is the star.
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Riffing and harmonizing, Gaston Hall has often been filled with the sounds of beats and vocals, as the stage comes to life with an a …
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“Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!” some more ABBA. November 2021 marked the unexpected return of a band most thought had taken its last bow.
With its newest album, …
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Old-school funk may make a comeback, thanks to Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak.
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‘House of Gucci’ Stuns With Extraordinary Performances, Falters With Disjointed Plot, Confusing Tone
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Spinning a sprawling tale of decadence, betrayal and crime, “House of Gucci” attempts to span the gap between satire and true crime, resulting in a …
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Adele’s “30” is an empathy-filled, wonderfully lyrical and heart-wrenching album — that sounds exactly like her last three.
Over the years, Adele has proved to be …
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Four years after the release of his last cinematic opus, acclaimed filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson has returned with “Licorice Pizza,” a movie that proves as …
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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 …
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“The French Dispatch” marks director-screenwriter Wes Anderson’s 10th feature film, and it shows mastery of every hallmark of Anderson’s definitive style.
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Nashville, Tenn. — home of the Predators, Honky Tonk, hot chicken and, of course, country music. Ask one person on the street where they will …
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Fake dating, STEM, academia and an attractive love …
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“Eternals,” the third movie to be released in Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, premiered Friday Nov. 5. Despite the film’s world-renowned cast and …
I went into “Halloween Kills” (2021) expecting nothing, and that is what I got.
Not to say the film was not entertaining — it definitely was …
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Wale released his seventh studio album this fall as a sequel to his 2012 mixtape “Folarin,” honoring his Washington, D.C. heritage and exploring themes of …
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Parental visits to Georgetown are a treasured time for hugs, excessive pictures and most importantly, eating somewhere other than the Leo J. O’Donovan Dining Hall. …
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“Dune,” directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya, includes many plot points that would traditionally be classified as cliche.
The plot of the …
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In his first solo album since 2017, Ed Sheeran encapsulates the love, life and loss in his world throughout the last four years with “=.” …
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It’s Halloween night in the town of Haddonfield, Ill., and a killer is on the loose. While children scurry from door to door with hopes …
Active rest might be an oxymoron, yet it perfectly describes what students sometimes need the most. Amid assignment-induced stress, it is sometimes necessary to purposefully …
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Upon returning to campus in August, the joy of being back in person was widespread.
The thrill of spontaneous conversations, connecting with old friends and engaging …
Bathed in the early-morning light, among the flaming red changing leaves of nearby trees, Georgetown University students can find serenity tucked away in the oldest …
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 …
In the past several years, the buzzword “self-care” has taken the world by storm. Books, magazines, news articles and social media posts proudly promote calming …
Even after a long day of classes, meetings and homework, sometimes you just can’t fall asleep amid dorm noise, airplanes flying over campus and your …
Buckle up, everyone. Mercury is in retrograde.
Until recently, the movements of celestial bodies could not be accessed at the push of a button. But today, …
“No Time to Die,” the finale to Daniel Craig’s James Bond pentalogy, was released Oct. 8 to much anticipation after more than a year’s postponement.
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James Wan has solidified his work in the horror canon as a creator and director of three major horror franchises: The Conjuring, Insidious and Saw. …
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After setting off the fire alarm during its Philadelphia performance the previous night, LANY was ready to bring the same energy to its performance at …
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The slimy, wisecracking, extraterrestrial symbiote that came to theaters in 2018 returned Oct. 1 with similarly mixed results.
The titular inky beast, Venom, wormed his way …
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The pop music multi-instrumentalist is not dead, and Alec Benjamin is here to prove that. On Tuesday night, Benjamin took to Washington, D.C.’s 9:30 Club …
An emotional buildup, a musical introduction, an hour or so of laughter, a hazy afterparty: according to Michelle Renslo (COL ’22), the executive producer of …
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In her newest album, “Flux,” singer-songwriter Poppy (Moriah Pereira) attempts to reconcile the manufactured internet persona of her past with her current state of self-actualization, …
Fresh out of Georgetown University in 1980, Anthony Mason (CAS ’80) left Washington, D.C., with a degree in English and no idea what to do …
