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‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ Weaves a Heartbreaking Tapestry of the Systemic Silencing of Survivors’ Stories

By Isabelle Cialone, Guide Deputy Editor March 25, 2025

A guinea fowl’s cry serves as nature’s warning of an imminent predatory threat — but what happens when that blaring alarm is ignored? What if it is ignored for the sake of the very tradition...

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Childhood Fantasy Meets the Horrors of Capitalism in the Delightfully Dumb ‘Death of a Unicorn’

By Caroline Woodward, Guide Senior Editor March 25, 2025

Imagine a unicorn — what comes to mind? Perhaps a pure white beast of medieval legend or a shiny pink pony-like creature one might see on a child’s lunchbox. A less obvious interpretation of the...

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‘Presence’ Plays With Perspective But Flops With Fear Factor

By Isabelle Cialone, Guide Deputy Editor February 5, 2025

Although advertised as a haunting new addition to the horror genre, the scariest part of “Presence” might be the incestuous vibe of the relationship between Tyler Payne (Eddy Maday) and his mother,...

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Sundance Film Festival Ushers in an Exciting Year of Film and Television

By Grace Ko, Guide Deputy Editor February 5, 2025

As the 2024 film season comes to an end, this past week’s beloved Sundance Film Festival showcased a fresh slate of movies. Organized by the Sundance Film Institute, Sundance is a prime stop on any upcoming...

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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...

PHILM AND FILOSOPHY | The Slippery Concept of “Anti-War” Filmmaking

By Luke McMahan, Guide Columnist October 24, 2024

For cinema’s entire lifespan, much attention has been paid to “anti-war” filmmaking. From 1930’s “All Quiet on the Western Front,” the earliest authentic depiction of harrowing warfare, to...

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‘Reagan’ Doesn’t Tear Down Any Walls With Its Filmmaking

By Ethan Hill, Deputy Guide Editor September 12, 2024

“Reagan” is the latest biopic about the 40th president of the United States, namesake Ronald Reagan. While it has moments where it shines, it fails to live up to the task of telling the story of one...

AUTEUR SPOTLIGHT | Jane Campion

By Sophia Lu November 30, 2023

Within the top 250 highest-grossing films in 2022, women accounted for 24% of directors, producers, and writers on set. Since the first Academy Awards were handed out in 1929, only three women — Kathryn...

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