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Movie Review: ‘Whiplash’

By Carly Apar October 17, 2014

★★★★☆ At some point in our academic careers, we’ve all probably encountered who one teacher that led us out of our comfort zones. If not a teacher, then a coach or a personal mentor —...

Movie Review: ‘St. Vincent’

By Gianna Pisano October 17, 2014

★★★★☆ What do you get when you cross a newly divorced mother, a drunken Vietnam War veteran, an innocent 11-year-old and a Russian prostitute? Something like the dramatic-comedy movie “St....

Movie Review: ‘The Judge’

By Grace Wydeven October 10, 2014

★★★★☆ In theory, the lawyer and the judge are both tightly bound by their role in interpreting and doing justice under the law as they stand on opposite sides of the wooden platform in a courtroom....

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The backstory of Annabelle, a porcelain doll who made her first appearance in "The Conjuring," is revealed in this horror film prequel.

Movie Review: ‘Annabelle’

By Nick Biggs-Chiropolos October 10, 2014

★★★☆☆ Positioned as both a prequel and a spinoff of the 2013 horror movie "The Conjuring," "Annabelle" had high expectations to live up to. The movie focuses on the haunting of a very creepy--looking...

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Reese Witherspoon stars as  a counselor alongside Sudanese actor Ger Duany in 'The Good Lie.'

Movie Review: ‘The Good Lie’

By Jessica Batey October 3, 2014

★★★★☆ “The Good Lie” is a heart-warming story that highlights the strength of family bonds amid unimaginably difficult circumstances, touching audiences with strong performances, a unique...

Movie Review: ‘Two Night Stand’

By Jessica Batey September 26, 2014

★★★★☆ “Two Night Stand” is a great modern “like” story. It doesn’t end with a passionate declaration of love, but rather shows the refreshingly realistic development of a modern...

KOCH FILM

Simon Pegg stars in the light-hearted film that asks us to question what makes life happy.

Movie Review: ‘Hector and the Search for Happiness’

By Sara Lee September 26, 2014

★★★★☆ Based on the New York Times best-selling novel by French psychiatrist François Lelord, “Hector and the Search of Happiness” is the humane and charming tale of one man and his desperate...

Movie Review: ‘Tracks’

By Elsa Givan September 26, 2014

★★★☆☆ I am fairly confident that the majority of Georgetown students have never given much thought to the terrifying nature of feral camels. If you’d like that to change, I suggest you see...

MADISON MOVIE

In his impressively ambitious project, director Richard Linklater has created a film that uses the same cast over 12 years.

Movie Review: ‘Boyhood’

By Nicole Jarvis September 19, 2014

★★★★★ There are few stories in Hollywood as ubiquitous as the coming of age drama. These kinds of stories — depicting snapshots of the intersection of childhood and adulthood — are compelling...

COLLIDER.COM

Tina Fey and Jason Bateman save the otherwise unimpressive comedy.

Movie Review: ‘This is Where I Leave You’

By Allison Cannella September 19, 2014

★★★☆☆ With an ensemble cast starring Jason Bateman, Tina Fey and Jane Fonda, “This Is Where I Leave You” certainly had enough star power to make a successful dramatic comedy. Unfortunately,...

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"Third Person" deals with the interweaving lives of many different characters, including those portrayed by Liam Neeson and Olivia Wilde.

Movie Review: ‘Third Person’

By Lindsay Leasor June 27, 2014

★★★☆☆ In his new cerebral drama “Third Person,” director Paul Haggis artistically tests the limits of how far we will go for love. With a style reminiscent of his Oscar-winning movie “Crash,”...

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Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort give emotionally convincing performances as terminally ill teenagers in "The Fault in Our Stars."

Movie Review: ‘The Fault in Our Stars’

By Allison Cannella June 6, 2014

★★★★☆ Based on the New York Times bestselling novel by John Green, “The Fault in Our Stars” isn’t a typical tale of adolescent romance. Rather, it is a heart-wrenching love story that...

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